Funded Studies

AIRCAST FOUNDATION FUNDED AND COMMITTED GRANTS

 

— SINCE 2015 —

ENDOWMENTS

$1,000,000 committed to THE AIRCAST FOUNDATION-OREF RESEARCH ENDOWMENT

 

$1,000,000 committed to THE AIRCAST FOUNDATION-AOSSM RESEARCH ENDOWMENT

 

$200,000 seed money provided to fund the DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK ORTHOPEDIC RESEARCH and EDUCATION ENDOWMENT at Southwestern Vermont Health Care (the GreenCare Model)

 

TAF awarded $100,000 to fund the new Physical Therapy Center at the Northshire campus of Southwest Vermont Medical Center, in the name of TAF and in honor of Glenn W. Johnson, TAF’s benefactor.

 

$100,000 provided to OREF to fund the OREF-Aircast Foundation study, Are Opioids Needed?, awarded to John W. Xerogeanes MD, Emory University.

 

$100,000 provided to OREF for funding When Can Patients Safely Drive After Rotator
Cuff Repair, Peter Apel M.D. PhD, Carillon Medical Center.

 

OTHER FUNDED COMMITMENTS / GRANTS AWARDED

$150,000 provided for co-funding the OREF-James R. Andrews Collaborative Research Agenda in the Prevention of Youth Sports Injuries

 

$150,000 provided to funding the AOSSM-Aircast Foundation “Return to Play” Clinical Outcomes in Biomechanic or Sports-Injury variables/parameters. First $50,000 for Improving ACL Reconstruction Return to Play Outcomes Through Psychologically Informed Rehabilitaion, Archer, Kristen, MD, Vanderbilt.

 

$150,000 to funding the AOSSM-AIRCAST FOUNDATION study “Validation of an Evidence-Based Return to Sport after ACL Reconstruction”, awarded to Mark V. Paterno, Ph.D., Cincinnati Childrens Hospital.

 

$100,000 provided to OREF for funding Understanding Contribution of Senescent Cells to Rate of Fracture Repair; Steadman Philippon Research Institute; Chelsea Bahney, PhD.

 

$100,000 provided to AOSSM, for the joint of award of $400,000 with OREF and AAOS for the multi-center grant funding of JUPITOR 4.0: Risk factors for failure of isolated MPFL reconstruction; Hospital for Special Surgery; PI Beth Stubin Stein, M.D. et al.

 

TAF funded $350k, collaboratively with OREF and AOSSM, the
multi-center grant award to the Dr. Jeffrey Nepple (Washington University) group for Optimizing Outcomes of Hip Surgery in Borderline Acetabular Dysplasia

 

$100,000 committed to OREF, to be combined with $1,500,000 funded via the Department of Defense’s Military Operational Medicine Research Program (MOMRP), toward studies to be undertaken jointly under contract with the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) for “Solutions to Accelerate Return-to-Readiness following Musculoskeletal Injuries.”

 

$80,000 provided to OTA for funding A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Flap Coverage within 72 Hours vs Standard of Care in Type IIIB Lower Extremity Open Fractures;   Johns Hopkins; Lily Mundy, MD et al.

 

$75,000 provided to the OREF-Russell Warren Sports Grant Program

 

$50,000 provided to OREF for initial seed money to achieve  a collaborative grant of $1,300,000 from MTEC and the Department of Defense for Dynamic Gait- Synchronous Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Following ACL Reconstruction, the Jackson Foundation for Advanced Military Medicine, Daniel Clifton, MD et al.

 

$50,000 provided to OREF for initial seed money to achieve  a collaborative grant of $700,000 from MTEC and the Department of Defense for Objective Dynamic and 3D Knee Assessment Medical Device to Improve Recovery and Accelerate Return to Readiness of Members with Knee Pain, the Geneva Foundation (multi); Don Goss, MD et al.

 

$50,000 provided to funding the OREF-Aircast Foundation grant for a Multicenter randomized trial of Home vs. PT Rehabilitation for Reverse TSA, Garrigues, Grant MD, Duke University.

 

$30,000 provided to OREF for funding six resident research grants to be identified, in honor of and in recognition of Richard M. Kyle, MD, for his dedication to the Orthopaedic surgical profession; and specifically research.

 

$50,000 provided to OTA for funding Axially Vascularized 3D Printed Bone Flaps, McGill
University Health Center, Mitchell Bernstein M.D., FRCSC.

 

$50,000 provided to OTA for funding Treatment for Acute Fracture Related Infections Utlizing Bacteriophage Therapy; Univ. of Missouri; Karl M. Schweser M.D.

 

$25,000 provided to AOSSM for the Playmaker Award for funding Implementation of Neurocognitive Dual Task to Improve ACLR RTP Assessment, Scottish Rite for Children, Henry Ellis, MD.

 

$25,000 provided to AOSSM for the Playmaker Award for funding New Wearable Tech to Define Elbow Varus Torque for Safer RTP, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Kristen Nicholson, PhD.

 

$25,000 provided to AOSSM for the Playmaker Award for funding Imaging of Damaged Collagens in OA Cartilage, University of Utah, Michael Yu, PhD.

 

$25,000 provided to AOSSM for funding Wearable O2 sat. Sensor to Guide Return to Play; PI James E. Voos, M.D., et al.

 

$25,000 provided to AOSSM for funding Use of Amniotic Membrane Graft for Quad Tendon Autograft Harvest Site; Oschner Health; PI Jeremy Burnham, M.C., et al.

 

$20,000 provided to OREF  for Validating the Use of Next-Generation Sequencing to Open Fracture Care, University of Pennsylvania, Bijan Dehghani, MD (Richard Kyle, MD designated award).

 

$20,000 provided to OREF for Effect of Vitamin D in Prevention and Treatment of Pediatric Fractures, Boston Childrens Hospital, David Liu, MD et al (Richard Kyle, MD designated award).

 

$20,000 provided to AOSSM as part of a three year commitment of seed money towards the new Surgical Skills Program organized by AOSSM.

 

$20,000 provided to OTA for funding An Analysis of Longevity in the Geriatric Hip Fracture
Population, Jacobi Medical Center, Sandip P. Tarpada M.D.

 

$80,000 provided to OTA for A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Arthoplasty vs Internal Fixation to Minimally Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures; University of Maryland School of Medicine; Gerard Slobogean, M.D., MPH, FRC

 

$20,000 provided to OTA for Percutaneous Sacral Screw Fixation for Operative Treatment of Geriatric Lateral Compression Level 1 Pelvic Fracture-Randomized Control Trial; University of Minnesota; Ilexa Rae Flagstad, M.D.

 

$80,000 committed to OTA for funding Virtual Mechanical Testing of Humeral Fracture Healing
and Non-Union, Boston Medical Center, Hannah L. Dailey PhD et al.

 

$50,000 provided to jointly funding the OTA grant for “Can Soft Tissue Perfusion Measured by Real-time Laser Assisted Indocyanine Green Angiography Predict Post-Operative Wound Complication in High Risk Tibial Plafond”, Gerard Slobogean, M.D., principal investigator, University of Maryland.

 

$150,000 committed to OTA, at $50,000 year for three years for grants to be mutually determined, commencing in 2020. The initial award selected in 2019, to be funded in 2020, is for a study of Axially Vascularized 3D Printed Bone Flaps, awarded to Mitchell Bernstein, MD FRCS, as principal investigator, McGill University Health Center.

 

$75,000 to Rush University for Pre-Clinical Testing of Peripheral Kappa Receptor Agonist for Back Pain, Howard An M.D. principal investigator.

 

$45,000 committed, at $15,000 per year for three years, commencing in 2018, to Duke Health for the Glenn Johnson/Aircast Foundation Feigen Leadership Scholar Award.

 

$15,000 provided to Duke Health, Faegin Leadership Forum, scholar award to Jack Twomey-Kozak, Class of 2024.

 

$10,000 provided to The Forum for annual program sponsorship.

 

$25,000 provided to AOSSM for funding Utilization of a 3D Printed Customized Knee Extender On Patient Outcomes Following ACL Surgery; Sanford Health; Nathan W. Skelley, M.D.

 

$25,000 provided to AOSSM for funding Biobanking and High Dimensional Immunoprofiling of Synovium in Patients Undergoing ACL Reconstruction; Ortho Carolina/Atrium Health Institute; Jonathon Riboh, M.D.

 

$25,000 provided to AOSSM for funding Smatphone-Based Kinematic Analysis for the Orthopedic Sports Medicine Physical Exam; Stanford University; Seth Sherman, M.D.

 

$20,000 provided to OTA for funding Fabrication & Evaluation of Ready Made , Self Contouring, Waterproof & Easily Removable Cast for Extremity Mobilization; Univ. of Wisconsin; Eamon Bernardoni, M.D.

 

$20,000 provided to OREF for Developing & Testing Tool for Prefernce Elicitation in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Stanford University; Robin Kamel, M.D.

 

$100,000 committed, at $10,000 per year for ten years, for the annual AAOS Research Symposium.

 

$5,000 committed to the Womens Orthopedic Forum, toward 2018 through 2020 annual meeting costs.

 

$10,000 provided to AAOS for funding the class on Daily Dilemma in Trauma, taught by
Paul Tornetta III M.D.

 

$20,000 provided to Rush University for funding a computer related study on Femoral
Acetabular Impingement Syndrome, Shane J. Nho, M.D., M.S. etal.

 

$15,000 provided to Rush University for continued funding of A biomaterials and Tribology Study of Failed Shoulder Implants with Commonalities; Grant Garrigues, M.D.

 

$10,000 provided to Performance Rehab for funding a preliminary PT study on Enhancing
Hip Strength using a Unique Belt and Resistance Band, Dr. Erin Markel, DPT, CSCS.

 

$10,000 provided to AAOS for Course Outpatient and Rapid Recovery in Total Joint Replacement

 

$20,000 provided to Rush University for funding A biomaterials & Tribology Study of Failed Shoulder Implants with Commonalities; Grant Garrigues, M.D.

 

$10,000 provided to OREF for continued funding of Mediators of the OA Cascade in the Pre-Arthritic Hip; Washington University; Cecilla Pascual Garrido, M.D., PhD.

 

$15,000 provided to Duke Health, Faegin Leadership Forum, scholar awarded to Alex Bassil, M.D. Candidate, Class of 2024

 

$15,000 provided to Duke Health, Faegin Leadership Forum, scholar awarded to Gloria Zhang, M.D. Candidate, Class of 2023.

 

$10,000 provided to AAOS for  general course application

 

$7,500 provided to The Forum, for program scholarship.

 

$7,500 provided to The Forum, for program speaker sponsorship.

 

RESIDENT RESEARCH GRANTS

Each grant awarded at $5,000

OREF 2023

$5,000 provided to OREF for a resident research grant, Bisphosphonate Chaperoned Effectively Target the Enthesis without Impairing Soft Tissue-to-Bone Repair Integrity, UCLA, Brendan Shi, MD (Richard Kyle, MD designated award).

OREF 2015

Koehler, Daniel Mark, MD
U. of Iowa Hosp. College of Medicine
Time Driven Activity Based Cost Analysis of Open vs Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release

 

Noticewala, Manish Suresh, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
Pain, Function and Performance Assessment in Overhead Youth Athlete

 

Bawa, Harpreet, Singh, MD
University of Chicago
Growth Factor Expression During Tendon Healing in three Tendon Types

 

Gage, Mark Joseph, MD
New York University – Hospital for Joint Diseases
Which Surgical Treatment Method of Femoral Neck Fractures Allows for More Rapid Return to Function? A study using a novel method to monitor Postoperative activity

 

Witten, Brent Gregory, MD
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Outpatient Compliance with Portable Pneumatic Compression Device

 

Jain, Amit, MD
John Hopkins University
Duration of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Orthopaedic Trauma: What is the Standard of Care?

 

OREF 2016

DiSegna, Steven T., M.D.
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Predicting Early Failure in Total Knee Arthoplasty

 

Dobson, Christopher, MD
University of California, San Diego
Biomarkers of Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formaiton and Relationship to Adipoisity in Total Joint Arthoplasty patients

 

Grosso, Matthew J., MD
Columbia University Medical Center
Adductor Canal Block Versus Periartiular Bupivacaine Injection in total knee arthoplasty

 

Ho, Jason C., MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Long Term Effects of Glenoid Component Version in Total Shoulder Arthoplasty

 

Pitcher, Austin A., MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Biomechanical Evaluation of Augmentation Strategies For Fixation of Proximal Humerous Fractures in Osteoporotic Bone

 

Rosenthal, Brett D., MD
Northwestern University Medical School
Development of 3D- printed Hyperelastic Bone composites for Bone Regeneration and Spine Fusion

 

Smith, Bryan M., MD, DPT
Loyola University of Chicago School of Medicine
Development of a Real Time Model of Foot and Ankle Kinematics During Simulated Gait A Pilot Study

 

Tangtiphalboontana, J., MD
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Effect of Ibuprofen on Postoperative Narcotic Consumption and Shoulder Functional Outcomes After Arthoscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

 

Von Keudell, Arvind G., MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Biomechanical Properties of Intramedullary Suture Anchor vs Traditional Tension Band Wiring in Osteoporotic Olecranon Fractures

 

Yamaguchi, Kent T., MD
UCLA School of Medicine
The Effect of Proximal Tibia Anterior Closing Wedge Osteotomy on ACL Forces and Knee Kinematics; A Biomechanical Study

 

OREF 2017

Abbitt, William P., MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Alpha-defensin; Predictor of Successful Revision TJA

 

Caldwell, Jon-Michael, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
Arthroscopic Technique for Implantation of Tissue Engineered Scaffold

 

Chan, Justin H., MD
Northwestern University-Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Biomechanical Analysis of Partial Extensor Tendon Lacerations over Metacarp

 

Elkins, Jacob, MD, PhD
University of Iowa, Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Biomechanical Considerations in Morbid Obesity in Total Joint Arthoplasty

 

Gebhart, Sandra S., MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Bisphosphonates Prevent Heterotopic Ossification in the Upper Extremity

 

Korth, Kyle, MD
University of Wisconsin, Hospitals and Clinics
How Tendon Anchoring Techniques Affect Fixation for Tendon Transfers

 

Patterson, Joseph T., MD
University of California, San Francisco, Contracts & Grants
Implants, Morbidity, and Costs in AO/OTA 31-A2 Hip Fractures Among Veterans

 

Rockson, Hayden B., MD, MA
University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care
Defining Success in Perioperative Care Pathways for Hip Fracture Patients

 

Thomas, Danielle, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Knot of Henry Variation and the Effect on Plantar Flexion Strength

 

Yim, Nury, MD
NYU Langone Medical Center
Rosiglitazone and Fracture Healing

 

OREF 2018

Anderson, Forest L. MD, M.Ed.
Columbia University-Orthopaedics
T1-rho MRI Evaluation of Glenohumeral Cartilage After Instability Repair

 

Austin, Daniel C., MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
An in vitro study of the wear characteristics of polyethylene on bone.

 

Davis, Max MD
University of Michigan Medical Center
Effect of antibiotic cement on the induced membrane in the Masquelet Technique

 

Deveza, Lorenzo MD, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
Isolation and identification of Human Periosteal Skeletal Stem Cells

 

Rames, Richard MD
Washington University
Long-term Results and Incidence of Osteolysis of Young THA Patients

 

Torchia, Michael MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Characterizing the Microbiome of the Native, Arthritic Knee

 

OREF 2019

Christi, Matthew, MD
University of Alabama
Biofilm Growth on Cerclage Materials; Are Nonmetallic Polymers Superior?

 

Hajewski, Christina, MD
University of Iowa
The Utility of Deltoid Ligament Reconstruction in Syndesmotic Inquiries

 

Hutchinson, Ian, MD
Albany Medical College
Preoperative Phototherapy with Benzyl Peroxide to Decrease Pacnes Burden

 

Loeb, Alexander, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program for Geriatric Fragility Fractures

 

Parek, Ayoosh, MD
Mayo Clinic
Baseball Statistics for Assessing Return to Play in Pitchers

 

Roberts, Heather MD
University of California, San Francisco
Epidemiology, Outcomes and Cost Revision Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

 

OREF 2020 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS

 

$20,000 provided to OREF for funding Inflammation in Rotator Cuff Repair, Columbia University
Medical Center, David Kovacevic M.D.

 

$10,000 provided as a co-funded $20,000 OREF grant, for Mediators of the OA Cascade in the
Pre-Arthritic Hip, Washington University, Cecilla Pascual Garrido M.D., PhD.

FUNDING COMMITMENTS PRIOR TO 2015

Prior to 2015, the Foundation had funded 38 Grant Applications in the total amount of $3,796,296

In addition to the specific funded studies identified below, as of August 2019, the principal investigators in those grants had obtained 30 NIH funded awards, for an average of 3.5 projects.

Upon receiving a large charitable contribution to the Foundation, the Foundation, as reconstituted, has again begun funding, primarily through collaboration efforts with OREF, AOSSM MD OTA.

The Foundation had funded, or committed to fund, the following studies and programs prior to 2015: