Abstract Submission General Guidelines :

The deadline for abstract submission for is 15^th Nov 2024

1. Guidelines for Best Paper award for Trainees: “Prof. M. Shantharam Shetty Best Paper Award“

• Interested delegates should submit only the Abstract of the free paper. (Only in word format, No PPT/ PDF)
• Submit a structured abstract consisting of NOT more than 300 words, the authors and institution names should not be revealed in the abstract.
• Trainees are Ortho residents (MS and DNB) Postgraduate trainees will obtain a certificate from their faculty co-author, unit chief, or HOD of their department permitting them to present the scientific material.
• Original scientific work will be selected where in the majority of the work should be done by the presenting author and with adequate follow-up of at least two years.
• Each presenter will be allotted 6 min as effective presentation time, plus 2 min for a Q/A session. All presenters must adhere to this time limit. Total of 7 papers will be presented in one hour session.
• Case reports should not be included for this category.
• The Host organizing committee will have to constitute a scientific committee to screen the suitable papers. The KOA designated scientific committee member can oversee the selection process.
• The scientific work should not have been published yet.
• The results of the award will be declared immediately after the session so that winners can be present during the valedictory function.
• Decision of the judges will be binding to all presenters. In case of any disputes, the executive committee of KOA will decide the final outcome.
• All presenters must be registered for KOACON 2025.
• Presentations must be prepared to convey key principles, facts, and results in a clear and concise manner. Avoid lengthy tabulations of numerical data and limit equations to those for which the terms can be properly defined.
• PPT/PPTX formats are recommended. Kindly ensure that all fonts comply with the basic installation of MS-Windows / The presentation can be on powerpoint using ms office 2010, windows 7 or flash or as a keynote or powerpoint 2011 on lion 10.7 on mac (Selected papers are requested to load their presentation at the preview during conference)

2. Guidelines for Best Paper award for Consultants.

• Interested delegates should submit only the Abstract of the free paper. (Only in word format, No PPT/ PDF)
• Submit a structured abstract consisting of NOT more than 300 words, the authors and institution names should not be revealed in the abstract.
• Consultants including practicing orthopedic surgeons or faculty (Senior residents /registrars and above) and should be KOA members.
• Original scientific work will be selected where in majority of the work should be done by the presenting author and with adequate follow up of at least two years.
• The paper presentation will be of 6 minutes duration with 2 minutes discussion. Seven papers will be presented in one-hour session.
• Case reports should not be accepted for this category.
• The scientific work should not have been published yet.
• The results of the award will be declared immediately after the session so that winners can be present during the valedictory function.
• Decision of the judges will be binding to all presenters. In case of any disputes, the executive committee of KOA will decide the final outcome.
• All presenters must be registered for KOACON.
• The work should be preferably done in India, and a major contribution should be of the presenter. The certificate to this effect should be given by the presenter.
• PPT/PPTX formats are recommended. Kindly ensure that all fonts comply with the basic installation of MS-Windows / The presentation can be on powerpoint using ms office 2010, windows 7 or flash or as a keynote or powerpoint 2011 on lion 10.7 on mac (Selected papers are requested to load their presentation at the preview during conference)

3. Guidelines for Best Case Report Award: “Dr. P.K. Usman Best Case Report Award”

• Interested delegates should submit only the Abstract of the case report. (Only in word format, No PPT/ PDF)
• Submit a structured abstract consisting of NOT more than 300 words, the authors and institution names should not be revealed in the abstract.
• The award is open for trainees, consultants and faculty. Postgraduate trainees who are not members of KOA should obtain a certificate from their faculty co author or HOD of their department.
• No age limit.
• Unique case reports of clinical relevance to Orthopaedics only are to be included for this award.
• The case report should have a minimum of one-year follow up if applicable to be considered for the award.
• The results of the award should be declared immediately after the session so that winners can be present during the valedictory function.
• Decision of the judges will be binding to all presenters. In case of any disputes, the executive committee of KOA will decide the outcome.
• All presenters must be registered for KOACON.

4. Guidelines for Best Poster Award: “Dr. Vilas Babu Best Poster Award”

• Interested delegates should submit only the Abstract of the ePoster. (Only in word format, No PPT/ PDF)
• Submit a structured abstract consisting of NOT more than 300 words, consisting of Introduction, Objectives, Materials & methods, Observation and Conclusion, the authors and institution names should not be revealed in the abstract.
• The award is open for both trainees, consultants and faculty. Postgraduate trainees who are not members should obtain a certificate from their faculty co author or HOD of their department.
• No age limit.
• Both full length original scientific work and case reports/ case series will be included.
• E posters should contain an introduction, aims and objectives, material and methodology, results, discussion, and conclusions. (Selected posters will be intimated to submit through a link)
• The results of the award should be declared immediately after the session so that winners can be present during the valedictory function.
• Decision of the judges will be binding to all presenters. In case of any disputes, the executive committee of KOA will decide the outcome.
• The e poster should be self-explanatory.
• All presenters must be registered for KOACON.
• Selected E-Posters will be allowed for display in the conference venue.