Didier Patte Prize

Didier Patte prize

This is SECEC's premier scientific award, which is granted every two years. It was created to honour the memory of Didier Patte - an outstanding French shoulder surgeon who was one of the two founding members of SECEC with Norbert Gschwend.

The objective of this prize is to recognize the merit of researchers aged under 45 with a distinguished career who are making a significant contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the field of shoulder surgery in one selected topic.

It has a value of € 3,000. The award may be declared void if no candidate meets the requirements.

Application information

The submission consists in a body of several original studies published around one specific topic. It should :

• be presented in English.
• include :
  • a representative title for the presented synthesis;
  • a 3000-word description of the researcher´s contribution to shoulder surgery knowledge advancement in the selected topic including the most important ideas and conclusions extracted from his/her publications. Single studies are not eligible.
  • a list of all publications regarding the selected topic with DOI links (it can be included as a bibliography of the aforementioned text).

Submissions which have been published in full before the submission deadline or which have received a comparable prize will not be considered.

Applications are reviewed and selected by the Research & Development Committee.

The decision is communicated directly to the applicants and the winners will be announced on social media.

List of the past Didier Patte Prize winners

• 2023: P. Moroder (Switzerland) - "The ABC Classification of posterior shoulder instability"

• 2021: F. Verhaegen (Belgium) - "Morphological and biomechanical aspects of glenoid erosions and humeral head migration in shoulder arthropathy: implications for 3D total shoulder arthroplasty planning"

• 2019: M. Jacxsens (Switzerland) - "Morphology of the Most Common Shoulder Pathologies Using Conventional and Advanced Imaging"
• 2019: L. Willemot (Belgium) - "Biomechanics of Bone Block Procedures in Anterior Shoulder Instability Surgery"

• 2015: T. Alta (Netherlands) - "Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty. Does It Work? Kinematic Analyses, Clinical Evaluation & New Developments"

• 2013: D. Van Kampen (Netherlands) - "Evaluation of diagnostic and prognostic performance of patient history, orthopaedic shoulder tests and shoulder-specific questionnaires"

• 2009 : R. Benson (UK) - "The pathology of rotator cuff failure"

• 2007 : M. Van de Sande (Netherlands) - "Rotator Cuff Disease in the Rheumatoid Shoulder"

• 2005 : N. Pouliart (Belgium) - "Shoulder Instability : Experimental Model and Related Anatomy"

• 2003 : S.L. Jenssen (Denmark) - "Elbow Joint laxity after experimental excision of the radial head"

• 2001 : G. Herzberg (France) - "3D Modelization of Latissimus Dorsi transfer in rotator cuff surgery : what point of fixation on the humeral head?"

• 2001 : J. Armengol Barallat (Spain) - "Influence of the Coracoacromial Morphology on Shoulder Elevation"

• 1998 : B.S. Olsen (Denmark) - "Posterolateral Elbow Joint Instability"

• 1996 : A. Schneeberger (Switzerland) - "Structural Changes of the Rotator Cuff Caused by Experimental Subacromial Impingement in the Rat"

• 1994 : F. Gohlke (Germany) - "Capsuloligamentous Control of the Glenohumeral Joint"

• 1992 : M. Kronberg - "Shoulder Joint Instability Aspects on Muscle Function and Skeletal Anatomy"