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.

YOUNG ORTHOPAEDIC INVESTIGATOR AWARD RECIPIENTS :

2007 – Dr S S Sathappan

2006 - Dr Naresh J Babu

2005 - Dr Kevin Lee

2004 - Dr Michael Soon

2003 - Dr Andrew Dutton
Enhancement of meniscus repair in the avascular zone using mesenchymal stem cells in a porcine model.

2002 - Dr Lim Jit Kheng
Enhancement of tendon graft osteointegration using mesenchymal stem cells in a rabbit model of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.