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APMA Announces Winners of 2020 Abstracts Competition

August 16, 2020

Congratulations!

APMA is pleased to announce the winners of the APMA 2020 Online CECH Summer Series Abstract Competition!

The six categories of awards are as follows:

Outstanding Oral Abstract Presentation

The top three oral abstract presentations as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Annual Meeting Committee:

First place: Conservative versus Surgical Management of Fifth Metatarsal Diaphyseal Fractures: A Retrospective Review
Marc D. Jones, DPM, will receive $500
Co-author:
Kerry Sweet, DPM

Second place: Avoiding the Deep Plantar Arterial Arch in Transmetatarsal Amputations: A Cadaver Study
James H. Whelan, DPM, will receive $250
Co-authors:
Caroline Kiser, DPM
John Lazoritz, DPM

Third place: Validation of the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score for Use in Infracalcaneal Heel Pain
Alisha P. Joshi will receive $100
Co-authors:
Christopher Collazo, DPM
Erin Klein, DPM, MS
Lowell Weil Jr., DPM, MBA
Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH

Outstanding Poster Abstract (Single Case or Small Case Study/Series)

The top three poster abstracts as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Annual Meeting Committee:

First place: Creation of a Mock Operating Room Environment for Assessment of Orthopaedic Resident Surgical Skills: A Starting Point Toward the Development of Deliberate Practice
Stephen J. Merena, DPM, will receive $500
Co-authors:
Andrew Kaplan, MD
Lara Stone, DPM
Mark Charlson, MD
James Michelson, MD
Elizabeth Ames, MD

Second place: Chinese Foot Binding: A Case Analysis of Biomechanical and Radiographic Pathology and Implications
Christina Pratt, DPM, will receive $250
Co-authors:
Jian Zeng
Wei Dong

Third place: Radiographic Analysis of the Isolated Talonavicular Arthrodesis in the Treatment of Pediatric Pes Valgus Deformities
Rizción B. Dagani, DPM, MBA, will receive $100
Co-authors:
Andrea D. Cass, DPM
José M. Gonzalez, DPM

Outstanding Poster Abstract (Large Case Study/Series)

The top three poster abstracts as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Annual Meeting Committee:

First place: Association and Trends of Current Prevention Guidelines in Reducing Hospitalizations for People with Diabetes
Rachel H. Albright, DPM, MPH, will receive $500
Co-author:
Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH

Second place: A Prospective Longitudinal Analysis into the Development and Progression of Structural First Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint Pathology: Pilot Data of an Initiated 50-year Investigation
Andrew J. Meyr, DPM, will receive $250

Third place: A Literature Review Exploring the Use of Botulinum Toxin A Injection Therapy for Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome Treatment
Ebony Love, DPM, will receive $100
Co-authors:
Michelle Garcia, DPM, MS
Ziad Labbad, DPM, MD, CPed

Outstanding Poster Abstract (Resident):

The top three poster abstracts as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Annual Meeting Committee:

First place: Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Plantar Fascia Release for Plantar Hallux Ulcer
Blake Hale, DPM, will receive $500
Co-author:
David Millward, DPM

Second place: A Novel Surgical Approach to the Correction of Rigid Hammertoe Deformity in a Patient with Diabetes and Dorsal Digital Ulcerations
Adi Pajazetovic, DPM, will receive $250
Co-authors:
Dylan Kaumaya, DPM
Amanda Figliuzzi, DPM
David C. Hatch Jr., DPM

Third place: End-to-Side Nerve Transfer for Management of Chronic Anterior Leg Compartment Muscle Weakness
Lisa M. Harrison, DPM, will receive $100
Co-authors:
Yen N. Tran, DPM
Shawn Christopher Ward, DPM

Outstanding Poster Abstract (Student)

The top three poster abstracts as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Annual Meeting Committee:

First place: Effects of Pentoxyfylline on Healing Times in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Zackary Clor will receive $500
Co-authors:
Katie Landry, DC
Derek Talbot, DC
Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH

Second place: Implementation of a Dedicated Treatment Algorithm to Prevent, Diagnose, and Treat Lower Extremity Hematomas Will Improve Patient Outcomes
Sarah E. Chmielewski will receive $250
Co-authors:
Windy Cole, DPM
Stacey B. Coe, CCRP

Third place: Peroneocalcaneas Muscle and Other Anomalous Variants in the Lateral Compartment of the Lower Extremity: A Cadaveric Case Report
Alexander M. Kramer will receive $100
Co-authors:
Ashley A. Schneider
Lindsey N. Bustos
Dy Chin, MS
Jarrod Shapiro, DPM
Mathew J. Wedel, PhD

Attendees’ Choice Award

The winner as selected by APMA Online CECH Summer Series participants:

Toenail Dust as an Occupational Hazard in Podiatry: A Systematic Review
Komal Saini will receive $250
Co-authors:
Melody Khosravi
Jannani Krishnan
Tiffany Tran
Dyane E. Tower, DPM, MPH, MS
Chia-Ding Shih, DPM, MPH, MA


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