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National Societies Best Papers

National Societies Best Paper

Each year, the National Societies represented by a SECEC National Delegate (official list available here) are invited to submit a paper they nationally recognised during the year.

All applications are reviewed by the SECEC Research Committee.

The 5 top-ranked papers are selected for an oral presentation in the National Societies' session at the SECEC annual congress. The Membership committee selects the best of the 5 oral presentations and announces the winner at the end of the session. The winner receives a free registration for the Annual Congress the following year.

The next highest-rated papers will be exhibited as posters in a dedicated area.

Only one paper per country may be presented.

Applications open (deadline 6 March 2026)

The paper should:

  • be supported by the current SECEC National Delegate for the country (official list available here)
  • be an original abstract
  • have been recognised at the national level (as "Best Paper" for example) in the past 12 months
  • not have otherwise been accepted for oral presentation at the SECEC congress
  • be submitted in English

List of past winners

2025 Rotterdam Congress

Abdulilah Hachem (Spain) - "Effect of Lateralization and Distalization on Tuberosity Healing and Functional Outcomes After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Proximal Humerus Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing 135° and 155° Uncemented Stems "

2024 Munich Congress

Stefan Moosmayer (Norway) - "Fifteen-Year Results of a Comparative Analysis of Tendon Repair Versus Physiotherapy for Small-to-Medium-Sized Rotator Cuff Tears: A Concise Follow-up of Previous Reports"

2022 Dublin Congress

J. Schanda (Austria) - "Zoledronic acid improves bone microarchitecture and biomechanical properties as well as muscle regeneration after rotator cuff repair in a rodent chronic defect model ."

2021 Poznan Congress

A. Nisskog Fraser (Norway) - "Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty is Superior to Plate Fixation at 2 Years for Displaced Proximal Humeral Fractures in the Elderly. A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial."

2018 Geneva Congress

S. Gumina (Italy) - "Rotator cuff degeneration: the role of genetic"

2017 Berlin Congress

K. Bilsel (Turkey) - "Efficacy of Bone Marrow-Stimulating Technique in Rotator Cuff Repair"

2015 Milan Congress

S. Ketola (Finland) - "Which patients do not recover from shoulder impingement syndrome neither with non-operative nor operative treatment?"

2014 Istanbul Congress

H. Björnsson Hallgren (Sweden) - "A specific exercise strategy reduced the need of surgery in subacromial pain patients

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