Research Grants

SECEC Research Grants

SECEC offers the possibility to apply for research grants intended to promote and support basic or clinical research related to shoulder and elbow pathologies.

The primary purpose of these grants is to foster projects that provide useful information and/or develop methodological tools for the benefit of our society. The obtained knowledge will be at free disposal for SECEC members.

Funding for a maximum of 20,000 Euro is provided for each project. It is paid in two instalments : one at the announcement, and a second one upon a 6-12 month progress report approved by the Research Committee.

When an oral and/or written publication results from the supported research, acknowledgment using the SECEC logo and the mention "supported by a research grant from SECEC" is required. Please note that the paper should be submitted for publication in one of SECEC's official journals: JSES or JSES International.

Application information

Each year, SECEC opens calls for application for two research grants.

The submission should :

- be presented in English;

- blind all references to the institution / research team;

- include a 300-word summary of the project

- include the presentation of the project in a unique .pdf document with a maximum length of 6 pages (time new roman font 12) structured in accordance with the attached template.

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.

SECEC supported research projects

19th SECEC Researcg Grants 2025

• Olof Wolf (Sweden)

Study title : ScanDiLaC - Scandinavian RCT on Displaced Lateral Clavicle Fractures

• Bettina Hochreiter (Switzerland)

Study title : Automatized Rotator Cuff Fatty Infiltration Quantification: Establishing Baseline Values and Predictive Thresholds for Re-Tears after Repair

18th SECEC Research Grants 2024

• Clinical 1 : Arasch Wafaisade (Germany)

Study title : Determination of factors influencing intra-articular cefazolin concentration after routine preoperative intravenous administration of 2 g cefazolin as perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in arthroscopic and open shoulder surgery

• Clinical 2 : Joan Miquel Noguera, Mariona Quintana, Carlos Torrens, Mireia Viñas (Spain)

Study title: Artificial Intelligence-based prediction of clinical outcomes in patients sustaining proximal humeral fractures

• Basic : Ali Ersen (Türkiye)

Study title : EnthesIST Patch for Massive Rotator Cuff Tears

17th SECEC Research Grants 2023

• Clinical: Enrico Bellato (Italia)

Study Title: Evaluation of an intraoperative iodopovidone irrigation efficacy in reducing microbial contamination in shoulder arthroplasty: a clinical and a multifaceted microbiological study

• Basic: Raúl Barco (Spain), Luis Palacios Díaz, Angel Gonzalez Diaz, Samuel Antuña, Enrique Gómez Barrena

Study Title: Traumatic and neurogenic joint contracture in an experimental model in the Rat : preventive role of Celecoxib and Ketotifen

16th SECEC Research Grants 2022

• Clinical: J A Morris (UK), Adam Watts (UK)

Study Title: A single-centre prospective cross sectional diagnostic test accuracy study comparing percutaneous joint aspiration against intra-operative tissue biopsy in patients undergoing shoulder and elbow arthroplasty prosthetic revision surgery

• Basic: Freek Hollman (NL) / Ashish Gupta (Australia) / Ruth Delaney (Ireland) / Kenneth Cutbush (Australia)

Study title: Quantitative Deep learning model for muscle assessment of the rotator cuff on MRI. Can we predict the rotators cuffs regenerative capacity and improve clinical decision making?

15th SECEC Research Grants 2021

• Clinical: Theodore Paul van Iersel (The Netherlands)

Study Title: Multifactorial Approach Training for Anterior Shoulder Instability in patients undergoing arthroscopic bankart repair, a multicenter randomized controlled trial (MATASI trial)

• Basic: Sebastien Wangler (Switzerland)

Study Title: Identification of the optimal AC cerclage to restore horizontal stability, an FE-model and cadaveric based study

14th SECEC Research Grants 2020

• Clinical: Ali Al-Hamdani (Denmark)

Study Title: Elbow hemiarthroplasty versus open reduction and internal fixation for AO/OTA type 13 C2 and C3 fractures of distal humerus in patients aged 50 years or above; a randomized controlled trial (similar to 2019)

• Basic translational: Geert Alexander Buijze (France)

Study Title: The Effect of Risk Factors, Surgical Technique and Biomodulation on Tendon Healing after Rotator Cuff Repair

13th SECEC Research Grants 2019

• Clinical: Karl Wieser (Switzerland)

Study Title: The natural history of rotator cuff tears: a prospective quantitative MRI and clinical analysis

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• Basic Science: Alexander Vervaecke (Belgium)

Study Title: Tendon progenitor cells for rotator cuff regeneration and repair

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12th SECEC Research Grants 2018

• Clinical: Jörn Kircher (Germany)

Study Title: Clinical results and PROM's after rotator cuff reconstruction with an autologus hamstring tendon patch

• Clinical: Edoardo Franceschetti (Italy)

Study Title: Clinical validation of On/Off track treatment algorithm for shoulder instability: a prospective cohort study

• Basic Science: Robert Hudek (Germany)

Sudy Title: Identification and tissue localisation of Cutibacterium Acnes subtypes foundon implants in shoulder surgery for symptomatic and asymptomatic patients

11th SECEC Research Grants 2017

• Clinical: Bakir Kadum (Sweden)

Study Title: Hemiarthroplasty versus reverse shoulder arthroplasty for communited displaced proximal humeral fractures in elderly patients: a multicentre randomised controlled trial

• Basic Science: Björn Salomonsson (Sweden)

Study Title: A new diagnostic technique, using computer tomography for assessment of glenoid component loosening.

10th SECEC Research Grants 2016

• Clinical: Robert Tashjian ( USA) , Matthijs Jacxsens (Switzerland)

Study Title: Morphology of the anteriorly unstable shoulder with Hill-Sachs lesions

• Basic Science: Joanna Walecka (Poland)

Study Title: Clinical and morphological evaluation following treatment of lateral epicondylar tendinopathy with PRP or L-PRP randomized controlled trial

9th SECEC Research Grants 2015

• Clinical: Ariane Gerber Popp (Switzerland)

Study title: Impact of Fracture Pattern on Functional Outcome after Conservative Treatment of Proximal Humeral Fractures

• Basic Science: Philipp Moroder (Austria)

Study Title: Effect of patient-specific factors on the degeneration of the rotator cuff :A histochemical and immunohistochemical analysis in humans

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8th SECEC Research Grants 2014

• Clinical: Natasha Kraus (Germany)

Study title: Biologic, biomechanic and imaging properties of acromioclavicular joint instability

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• Basic Science: Dominique Rouleau (Canada)

Study Title: Treatment of complex III and IV-part proximal humeral fractures in elderly patients: a prospective randomized study comparing hemiarthroplasty and total reverse arthroplasty.

7th SECEC Research Grants 2012

• Clinical: Ville Aarima (Finland)

Study title: Treatment of atraumatic rotator cuff ruptures in elderly patients.

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• Basic Science: Alexandre Lädermann (Switzerland)

Study title: Kinematic modeling of the human shoulder

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• Basic Science: Karlmeinrad Giesinger (Switzerland)

Study title: Development of an item list to assess the forgotten joint concept in shoulder patients

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6th SECEC Research Grants 2011

• Clinical: Helena Boström Windhamre (Sweden)

Study title: Operative or conservative treatment for acute dislocation of the acromioclavicular joint- a prospective randomized trial

• Basic science: Umile Giuseppe Longo (Italy)

Study title: Sheep model of shoulder osteoarthritis and regeneration of the articular surface by cell homing

5th SECEC Research Grants 2010

• Basic Science: Denise Eygendal (The Netherlands)

Study title: Functional treatment versus plaster for simple elbow dislocations: a randomized study

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4th SECEC Research Grants 2009

• Derk Van Kampen (The Netherlands)

Study title: Evaluation of diagnostic and prognostic performance of patient history, orthopaedic shoulder tests and shoulder-specific questionnaires

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3rd SECEC Research Grants 2008

• Matthias Zumstein (Switzerland)

Study title: Tendon repair technique using Platelet rich fibrin as an autologous augmentation in repair of chronic rotator cuff tendon tears

2nd SECEC Research Grants 2007

• Markus Scheibel (Germany)

Study title: Influence of growth factors in local application on rotator cuff tendon tissue regeneration

1st SECEC Research Grants 2006

• Jean Grimberg (France)

Study Title: In vitro biomechanical comparison of three different types of single and double - row arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: analysis of continuous bone-tendon contact pressure and surface during different simulated joint position.

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