Funded Studies
- The Aircast Foundation Inc.
- 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:
Spring 1999
Gobinda Sarkar, PhD
Evaluation of hDhm2p Expression,
Human Homolog of a DNA
Recombination Gene, in
Musculoskeletal Tumors
Mayo Clinic
Fall 1999
Sheldon Lin, MD
Delayed Fracture Healing in Diabetes
Mellitus: Effect of Systemic Control
with Insulin and Local Insulin Delivery
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Christopher Harner, MD
Function of the PCL and Posterolateral
Structures in the Intact, Injured,
and Reconstructed Knee
University of Pittsburgh
Spring 2000
Jeffrey Weiss, PhD
Effective Anti-angiogenic Treatment
of Ligament Healing
University of Utah
Deborah Ciombor, PhD
Stimulation of Chondrogenic
Differentiation by Polymer-Encapsulated
Growth Factors
Rhode Island Hospital
Fall 2000
Michael Hudson, PhD (Deceased)
S.aureus-Infected Osteoblasts Initiate
an Inflammatory Response
UNC at Charlotte
Michael Hadjiargyrou, PhD
Molecular Characterization of
Two Novel Genes Differentially
Expressed During Fracture Healing
SUNY at Stony Brook
Richard Debski, PhD
Analysis of Reconstruction
Procedures for Acromioclavicular
Joint Injury
University of Pittsburgh
Brian Davis, PhD
Mechanisms Underlying Calcaneal
Fractures
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Gerald Williams, MD
Tendon to Bone Healing: Role of
the Mechanical Environment
University of Pennsylvania
Spring 2001
Claudia Kappen, Dr.rer.nat.
Functional Genomics of Cartilage
Development
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Karen Yates, PhD
Function of Wnt Genes in Chondroblast
Differentiation in vitro
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Sean Scully, MD, PhD
The Role of Tenascin in
Chondrosarcoma Metastases
Mayo Clinic
Fall 2001
Gobinda Sarkar, PhD
Evaluation of a Human DNA
Recombination Gene, hDhm2,
in Musculoskeletal Tumors
Mayo Clinic
Evan Flatow, MD
Assessment of Damage Accumulation
in Rat Tendons
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Long-En Chen, MD, PhD
Nitric Oxide in Reperfused
Peripheral Nerve
Duke University Medical Center
Spring 2002
Maury L. Hull, PhD
Increases in Anterior Laxity and
Graft Slippage During Aggressive
Rehabilitation of Knees Reconstructed
with Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone and
Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Grafts
University of California, Davis
Scott A. Rodeo, MD
Meniscal Allograft Transplantation in the
Sheep Knee: Evaluation of Early Markers
for Degenerative Change and Assessment
of Surgical Timing on Articular Cartilage Deterioration
Hospital for Special Surgery
Zong-Ming Li, PhD
Biomechanical Evaluation of Hand Motor Function
University of Pittsburgh
Fall 2002
Tong-Chuan He, MD, PhD
Expression Profiling Analysis of
BMP9-mediated Osteoblastic Differentiation
University of Chicago
Michael J. Zuscik, PhD
Cell and Molecular Effects of Nicotine
on Chondrogenesis and Cartilage Differentiation
University of Rochester
Spring 2003
Ranjan Gupta, MD
Schwann Cell Response to the
Biomechanical Forces Associated
with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
University of California, Irvine
Fall 2003
Wen-Ning Qi, MD
NF-(B Signaling Pathway Regulates
iNOS Expression in Response to
Reperfusion Injury
Duke University Medical Center
Bang H. Hoang, MD
The Role of Wnt Signaling in the
Progression of Osteosarcoma
University of California, Irvine
Spring 2004
John M. Cavanaugh, MD
An Experimental Study of Mechanical,
Neurophysiological and Structural
Changes of Spinal Nerve Roots Caused
By Tensile Loading
Wayne State University
Matthew B. Dobbs, MD
A Genome-Wide Linkage Analysis
for Idiopathic Clubfoot
Washington University School of Medicine
Fall 2004
Francis Y. Lee, MD
Targeting Cell Survival Pathways
In Chondrosarcoma
Columbia University
Joseph B. Myers, PhD, ATC
Identifying Contributors to Functional
Impairment in Patients with Rotator
Cuff Tears
University of Pittsburgh
Darryl G. Thelen, PhD
Hamstring Muscle Mechanics and
Function During Sprinting
The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kristy Weber, MD
The Role of IL-6 in the Growth of Renal
Cell Carcinoma Bone Metastasis
Johns Hopkins University
Spring 2005
Darryl D. D’Lima, MD
Cytoprotection in the Treatment of Cartilage
Lesions
Scripps Clinic
Xiaojuan Li, PhD
Assessment of Cartilage and Subchondral
Bone Injuries of the Knee Following Anterior
Cruciate Ligament Tear with High Field
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
University of California, San Francisco
Fall 2005
Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS
Molecular Mechanism of Arthrofibrosis Following
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University
Qiuqian Wu, MD, PhD
Age-Related Changes in TGF-B/BMP Signaling
Impair Fracture Healing in a Mouse Model
University of Rochester
Spring 2006
Esmaiel Jabbari, PhD
Synergistic Effects of Microencapsulated BMP and
RGD Peptide on Osteoinductivity of Injectable In-Situ
Crosslinkable Poly(lactide) Scaffolds
University of South Carolina
Amy J. Wagoner Johnson, PhD
Evolution of Bone Formation and the Effects on
Mechanical Deformation and Damage Mechanisms
in Tailorable Scaffolds
University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
Fall 2006
Robert L. Mauck, PhD
Meniscus Tissue Engineering with Anisotropic
Biodegradable Nanofibrous Scaffolds
University of Pennsylvania
Fall 2007
Johnna Temenoff, PhD
Co-Culture Constructs to Promote Regeneration
of the Ligament-Bone Interface
Georgia Institute of Technology
Lei Wei, MD, PhD
Disruption of SDF-1 Signaling Inhibits Cartilage
Degeneration and Attenuates Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis
Brown Medical School
Fall 2008
Hani A. Awad, MD
PTH Treatment for Enhanced Massive Bone
Allograft Union
University of Rochester
Hans-Christoph Pape, MD
Damage Control Orthopaedics: The Effects on
Local and Systemic Complications
University of Pittsburgh