From research on orthopedic biologics to epidural stimulation, here are four research projects that received grants in 2021:
1 Orthopedic surgeon Scott Rodeo, MD, of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery received a $50,000 grant from the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation to study an injectable knee biologic.
2. Surgeons at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to research donor knee cartilage.
3. A researcher at the University of Colorado Denver received a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to explore the link between the gut microbiome and osteoarthritis.
4. The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Louisville (Ky.) and Medtronic a $7.8 million grant to study epidural stimulation for the treatment of spinal cord injury.