2008 Final Program

Dr. Thomas Andriacchi and Dr. Woo

We were pleased to reunite with friends and colleagues for the 8th International Symposium on Ligaments and Tendons (ISL&T-VIII) hosted by Dr. Tom Andriacchi of Stanford University in San Francisco, California. This year's program featured the following multidisciplinary topics:

• ACL Reconstruction and the Development of Osteoarthritis
• Knee Kinematics
• Mechanobiology of Ligaments and Tendons
• Tissue Healing and Mechanics
• Scaffolds for Functional Tissue Engineering Approaches
• Novel In-vitro and In-vivo Techniques to Assess Ligament and Tendon Function
• Biomechanics of the Shoulder and Upper Extremity
• Clinical Mini-Symposium on Substance P

Once again we recognized outstanding students and fellows with the following awards:

Best Research Fellow Paper
Mr. David Fung

Best Student Paper
Mr. Sean Scanlan

Mr. Jeffrey Spalazzi

Best Poster
Ms. Jillian Beveridge

Each Award Winner was presented with a certificate and US $200 donated by Flexcell International Corporation