POSNA Annual Meeting May 19 — May 23, 1999 Location: Orlando, FL Chair Person:Walter Huurman, MD Precourse May 19, 1999 Theme:Angular Deformities of the Lower Extremities Chair Person:Perry Schoenecker, Deborah Stanitksi 1999 Recognition Awards Distinguished Achievement Award Newton C. McCollough For his guidance and leadership in the formative years of POSNA and especially for his wisdom and vision in molding the Shriners Hospitals for Children into a formidable force for the betterment of children with orthopedic problems. Presidential Guest Speaker Vern Tolo, MD 1999 Research Awards Best Clinical Paper Randall Loder; MD, Mary Lou V.H. Greenfield; MPh The Demographics of Atypical and Idiopathic Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE): The Age-Weight Test and Implications for Further Diagnostic Evaluation Best Scientific Paper R. Tracy Ballock, MD, Lynn Mink, MS, Daniel Chen, MS Regulation of Chondrocyte Hypertrophy Occurs Through Local Induction Of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins Best Poster B. Stephens Richards, MD, Holly Wilson, PT; Charles E. Johnston, MD Non-operative Clubfoot Treatment Comparing the French Technique to Serial Casting-Early Results