The Young Orthopaedic Investigator Award (YOIA) is an annual competition to select the best research paper presented at the SOA Annual Scientific Meeting by a young surgeon or trainee aged 40 and below.
In recognition of the great contributions of Professor P Balasubramaniam to teaching and research. It was passed at the 48th AGM, 11 April 2015 that The Young Orthopaedic Investigator’s Award be named after Professor P Balasubramaniam.
| 2023 | Liang Zhen Chang | Novel Polyethyleneimine-functionalised Antimicrobial Polymers as Titanium Surface Coatings to Prevent Orthopaedic Infections [view] |
| 2022 | Jiang Lei | Circumferential Bioelectronics Enable Spinal Cord Recording And Stimulation Bypass Following Spinal Cord Injury [view] |
| 2021 | Tan Si Heng Sharon | Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes Promote Growth Plate Repair and Reduce Limb Length Discrepancy in Young Rats - A Pilot Study [view] |
| 2019 | Teo Quok An Alex | The Synergistic Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosome and Hyaluronic Acid Combination Therapy on Cartilage Repair in a Rabbit Osteochondral Defect Model [view] |
| 2018 | Tan Wei Loong Barry | “Asymptomatic Construct Failure after Metastatic Spine Tumour Surgery: Is It a New Entity or Continuum to Symptomatic Failure?” [view] |
| 2017 | Lee Wu Chean | “A New Radiographic Measurement To Predict Late Displacement Of Minimally Displaced Lateral Humerus Condyle Fracture” [view] |
| 2016 | Wang Ming | Enhanced Efficacy of Osteogenic Growth Factors with Heparin Binding Domain by Polyelectrolyte Complex in Small and Large Animal Spinal Fusion Model [view] |
| 2015 | Dennis Hey Hwee Weng | Slump Sitting X-rays of the Lumbar Spine is Better Than Conventional Flexion View [view] |
| 2014 | Nicholas Yeo | Prospective Randomised Trial Comparing Mid-term Results of Unlinked Bicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty [view] |
| 2013 | Wong Keng Lin | Injectable Cultured Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Varus Knees with Cartilage Defects Undergoing High Tibial Osteotomy: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial with 2 Years Follow Up [view] |
| 2012 | Lim Chin Tat | Translational Study of Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cell with / without TGF-beta I Over Express Fumarate Hydrogel for Chondral Defect Repairing [view] |
| 2011 | Chua Tjun Huat Ivan | Cephalomedullary Nail Versus Sliding Hip Screw for the Fixation of Unstable Interochanteric Fractures in Elderly Patients: A Comparison of Ambulatory Outcomes [view] |
| 2010 | Wee Teck Huat, Andy | Muscle Derived Stem Cells to Enhance Proliferative Response to Muscle During Limb Lengthening in a Rabbit Model |
| 2009 | Victor Wang | A Minimally-invasive Technique of Cartilage Repair in the Human Knee Combining Microfacture and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Injection. A Preliminary Report |
| 2008 | Abbah SA | Fusion Performance of a Novel Bioresorbable Cage Used in Anterior Limbar Interbody Fusion |
| 2007 | S S Sathappan | Kinematics of Stiff Total Knee Arthroplasty |
| 2006 | Naresh Babu | |
| 2005 | Kevin Lee | Stem Cell Therapy for Large Cartilage Defects in a Porcine Model – A Novel Minimally Invasive Approach |
| 2004 | Michael Soon | |
| 2003 | Andrew Dutton | Enhancement of meniscus repair in the avascular zone using mesenchymal stem cells in a porcine model |
| 2002 | Lim Jit Kheng | Enhancement of tendon graft osteointegration using mesenchymal stem cells in a rabbit model of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. |
| 2001 | Suresh Nathan | Engineering Cartilage from Extramedullary Adipose Tissue – An Alternative Source of Mesenchymal Stem Cells |