JBJS Journal of Orthopaedics for Physician Assistants (JOPA) continues the tradition of recognizing outstanding papers. Awards are given for the best reviews, case studies, or scientific articles by certified practicing physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), or PA/NP students published each calendar year. In 2025, JOPA expanded the awards program to include up to 10 winners.
JOPA Editor Dagan Cloutier, PA-C reflects, “JOPA had a record 7 Writing Award recipients as we introduced our expanded Writing Awards program last year. Award-winning article topics included nonoperative treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures, perioperative use of SSRI and SNRIs, 3D-printed orthoses for distal radius fractures, treatment of displaced pediatric medial humeral epicondyle fractures with small all-suture anchors, semimembranosus calcific tendinopathy, treatment of knee osteochondral defects in high-level athletes, and time spent on InBasket management by subspecialty advanced practice providers. The diversity of articles continues to be a strength of JOPA!”
Visit the JBJS JOPA Writing Awards page to find out more about the awards and how to submit an article. Submissions for 2026 are now open.
Congratulations to the 2025 JOPA Writing Award winners:
- Ambulatory Orthopaedic Surgery Advanced Practice Providers in an Academic Medical Center Spend 5.9 Hours a Week on InBasket Management by Hazzard et al.
- Evaluating Nonoperative Treatment of Achilles Tendon Ruptures Within the Military Health System by Dalessandro et al.
- Perioperative Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor Use in Lower Extremity Total Joint Arthroplasty by Morrow
- 3D-Printed Orthoses vs Conventional Immobilization Methods for Pediatric Distal Radius Fractures by Matteson et al.
- Use of Small All-Suture Anchors for Medial Humeral Epicondyle Fractures in Adolescents by Palmer and Dang
- Semimembranosus Calcific Tendinopathy. A Rare Case of Posteromedial Knee Pain by Williams and Clark
- A Review of Current Treatments of Knee Osteochondral Defects in High-Level Athletes by Davis and DiTusa
About JBJS JOPA
JBJS Journal of Orthopaedics for Physician Assistants (JOPA) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes timely and practical articles covering all orthopaedic subspecialties for PAs and NPs. JOPA provides a unique forum for health-care practitioners to share knowledge and experiences with colleagues in the profession.
Authors are encouraged to contribute original articles that promote PA and NP orthopaedic education. Articles submitted to JOPA undergo double-blinded peer review by a panel of orthopaedic physicians and PAs to ensure accuracy, clinical relevance, and readability.
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JBJS Writing Awards: Winners Announced (2024)
