Ralf Loddenkemper Prize
The Ralf Loddenkemper Prize was a medical prize for extraordinary progress in the field of trauma surgery , in particular traumatology in childhood and adolescence. It was endowed with up to 30,000 Swiss francs, making it the most valuable award in the field of trauma surgery and orthopedics. The handover took place within the framework of the joint annual congress of the Pediatric Traumatology Section of the German Society for Trauma Surgery and the Association for Pediatric Orthopedics (Section of the German Society for Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery ).
Since 2001 it has been advertised annually by the Ralf Loddenkemper Foundation in the European Journal of Trauma and other specialist journals. Since 2010, the award has been made for scientific work and projects that bring about clinical progress in the field of trauma surgery in children and adolescents, especially for those who are dedicated to the prevention of accidents with serious consequences, as well as those from the field of experimental and clinical basic research on the growing musculoskeletal system in relation to trauma. All basic researchers or clinicians working at European clinics or research institutes could apply. In 2011 the tender was changed significantly; Since then, the prize has only been awarded in 2013, and then no more. Instead of the annual competition, a collaboration with the University Children's Hospital in Basel (UKBB) has now come about. Among other things, it runs a research project on the modeling of muscle functions when walking.
The Ralf Loddenkemper Foundation, based in Basel (Switzerland), was founded in 1985 by Haide and Gerd Loddenkemper from Oelde (Germany) in memory of their 16-year-old son who died as a result of a traffic accident. In addition to the award ceremony, the foundation promotes medical research in the field of trauma surgery and supports organizations that help severely accident-damaged children and adolescents with healing and rehabilitation , as well as institutions that pursue the same or similar tasks.
The president of the foundation is Claudia Loddenkemper, the jury chairman of the Ralf Loddenkemper Prize was Lutz von Laer (from 1976 to 2000 medical director of the trauma department at the Orthopedic UKBB, from 1991 to 2000 professor at the medical faculty of the University of Basel ).
Award winners
- 2001: Thierry Girard / Lutz von Laer ( University Hospital Basel ) and in equal parts Annelie-Martina Weinberg (Department of Trauma Surgery at Hannover Medical School )
- 2002: Martinus Richter (Trauma Surgery Clinic and Hannover Medical School)
- 2003: Steffen Berger (Clinic and Polyclinic for Pediatric Surgery at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz )
- 2004: Prize not awarded; the prize money was the REHAB Basel (Center for paraplegics and brain injuries, Swiss Paraplegic Center Basel) to support the hippotherapy donated
- 2005: Peter Keppler (Senior Physician at the Department of Trauma Surgery at Ulm University )
- 2006: Prize not awarded
- 2007: Ralf Kraus (senior physician at the clinic and polyclinic for trauma surgery in Gießen ), together with Christoph Röder (senior physician at the orthopedic clinic of Inselspital Bern )
- 2008: Working group of the scientific department for accident research and accident prevention at the University Clinic for Pediatric Surgery in Graz , represented by Eva Elisa Fischerauer
- 2009: Rupert Meller (Trauma Surgery Clinic at the Hannover Medical School) and Tobias Berberich (University Children's Hospital in Basel)
- 2010: Bernd Hohendorff (Clinic for Hand Surgery at the Rhön Clinic , Bad Neustadt an der Saale)
- 2013: Vinay Saraph (Department of Pediatric Orthopedics at the University Clinic for Pediatric Surgery Graz )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry of the “Ralf Loddenkemper Foundation” in the commercial register of the canton of Basel-Stadt ( memento of the original dated February 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
