This award will be presented to the best paper submitted by an early career investigator* on research related to the field of arthroplasty. A special extended presentation will be scheduled in a plenary session to allow the winner to present their award-winning work from the podium.

If you are submitting for the Early Career investigator Award please upload your paper through your Exordo account.

• The applicant must be the principal creator of the work presented and be available to present his/her work at the Annual Meeting.
• To be eligible for this award, applicants must be enrolled in a formal course of training (e.g. PhD, MD) in Engineering, Science or Medicine (or another field of study related to Technology in Arthroplasty) at an accredited educational institution or have graduated from such a program within 2 years prior to the date of the Annual Meeting.
• The paper must be uploaded as one single file in Word format which includes the images and tables.
• Papers should be formatted according to the Bone and Joint Journal with the exception of the 6 author limit, see full instructions on abstract submissions portal. There is no limit on the number of authors allowed on ISTA award paper submissions.
• Submissions must not have been published in any journal before the submission deadline and must not be under review by any other journal at the time of submission.
• The supervisor of an applicant for this award must supply written confirmation of the status of the first author and the contribution of the applicant and any co-authors to the work presented. This information should be submitted in a letter to the chairman of the Award Committee Prof Nico Verdonschot, sent to his email address n.verdonschot@utwente.nl