

Year | Winner | Affiliation | Title |
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1987 (1st) |
Masahiro Kuboyama | Fukuoka University | The Role of Soft Tissues in Inferior Stability of the Shoulder. -Experimental Study of Fresh Cadavers- |
1988 (2nd) |
Yukihiko Imazato | Showa University, Fujigaoka Hospital | Biochmical Study on Collagen from Deltoid and Major Pectoral Muscles int the Loose Shoulder and the Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Dislocation |
1989 (3rd) |
Mitsuya Fukushima | Nobuhara Hospital | Analysis of the glenohumeral rhythm in loose shoulder |
Minoru Yoneda | Osaka Kosei-nenkin Hospital | Arthroscopic Stapling Repair of a Detached and Floating "Biceps Tendon/Labrum Complex" in Painful Throwing Shoulders | |
1990 (4th) |
Toyohiko Shoji | Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital | Athletic Ability After the Modified Phemister Operation for Acute Acromioclavicular Dislocation |
1991 (5th) |
Tomotaka Nakajima | Tokai University | Effects of the Histological Characteristic and Biomechanical Property of the Supraspinatus Tendon on a Rotator Cuff Tear |
Hirotsugu Muratsu | Kobe University | Factors Affecting the Results of Inferior Capsular Shift Procesure on Loose Shoulder | |
1992 (6th) |
Yukihiko Hata | Nobuhara Hospital | A Cineradioarthrographic Study of the Damaged Anteroinferior Glenoid Edge |
1993 (7th) |
Teruaki Izaki | Fukuoka University | The Histological Study of Biceps Labrum Complex and its Attachment to the Glenoid |
Hironori Hara | Nagasaki University | The Strength of the Glenohumeral Labrum and Capsule | |
1994 (8th) |
Yamaguchi Hirotsugu | Kobe Rosai Hospital | The Diagnosis of Rotator Cuff Tear using the Distance of the Acromio-Humeral Interval under Isometric Abduction |
1995 (9th) |
Hiroshi Minagawa | Akita University | Morphology of the Transitional Zone of Intramuscular to Extramuscular Tendons of the Rotator Cuff |
1996 (10th) |
Takashi Hashimoto | University of Occupational and Environmental Health | Renaut Body Formation of the Nerves in the Shoulder Joint |
1997 (11th) |
Shigeto Nakagawa | Osaka Kosei-Nenkin Hospital | The Significance of Notches of the Greater Tuberosity in the Shoulders of Baseball Players |
Tadato Kido | Akita University | Depressor Function of the Biceps to Superior Migration of the Humeral Head in Shoulders with Rotator Cuff Tears | |
1998 (12th) |
Nariyuki Mura | Yamagata University | Prediction of Primary Reparability of Massive Rotator Cuff Tear |
1999 (13th) |
Hirotaka Sano | Tohoku University | Experimental Supraspinatus Tendon Repair using Fascial Patch Autografting |
2000 (14th) |
Hiroshi Oguma | Sapporo Medical University | Early Anchoring Collagen Fibers at the Bone-Tendon Interface are Conducted by Woven Bone Formation: Light Microscope and Scanning Electron Microscope Observation Using a Canine Model |
2001 (15th) |
Hiroaki Inui | Osaka University | Glenoid Shape in Atraumatic Posterior Instability of the Shoulder |
2002 (16th) |
Tadanao Funakoshi | Hokkaido University | Experimental Regeneration of Rotator Cuff Tendon with a Biodegradable Scaffold |
2003 (17th) |
Hiroyasu Ikegami | Keio University | Decompression of the Suprascapular Nerve - A Trapezius-splitting Surgical Approach - |
2004 (18th) |
Basic | Teruhisa Mihata | Takatsuki Red Cross Hospital | Biomechanical Assessment of Type Ⅱ SLAP Lesion Associated with Anterior Shoulder Capsuloligamentous Laxity as seen in Throwers: A Cadaveric Study |
Clinical | Takashi Saisu | Chiba Children's Hospital | Humeral Shortening and Shoulder Subluxation as a Sequel of Septic Arthritis of the Shoulder in Infants | |
2005 (19th) |
Basic | Nobuyuki Yamamoto | Akita University | Contact between the Glenoid and the Humeral Head in Abduction and External Rotation: A Clue to Define Surgical Indication for a Hill-Sachs Lesion |
Clinical | Hidekazu Abe | Akita University | Retraction of the Torn Edge of the Rotator Cuff Affects by the Position of the Suprascapular Nerve | |
2006 (20th) |
Basic | Shin Yokoya | Hiroshima University | Rotator Cuff Regeneration with Bone Marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells - Histological and Biomechanical Evaluation - |
Clinical | Dai Matsumoto | Hokkaido University | New Suprascapular Nerve Block Procedure ―A Cadaver Study― | |
2007 (21st) |
Basic | Yasuhiro Mitsui | Kurume University | Effects of Hyaluronic Acid in Subacromial Synovial Fibroblasts Derived from Rotator Cuff Disease |
Clinical | Noriyuki Ishige | Matsudo Orthopaedic Hospital | The Climical Results of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair without Anchors | |
2008 (22nd) |
Basic | Hisakazu Tachiiri | Kyoto Prefectural University of Medecine | The Role of Donor and Host Cells after Transplantation of Achilles Tendon with and without Live Cells for Rotator Cuff Defects |
Clinical | Keisuke Matsuki | Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center | Quantitative Evaluation of Fatty Infiltration of Rotator Cuff Muscles Using T2 Mapping | |
2009 (23rd) |
Basic | Yoshiaki Itoigawa | Tohoku University | Molecular Mechanisms of the Fatty Infiltration in Torn Rotator Cuff: An Experiment using Rat Model |
Clinical | Atsushi Yamamoto | Gunma University | Influence of the Variance of Posture on Shoulder Pain and Rotator Cuff Tears | |
2010 (24th) |
Basic | Nobuyasu Ochiai | Chiba University | Sensory Innervation of Rat Contracture of the Shoulder Model |
Clinical | Hiroaki Kijima | Ugo Municipal Hospital | Long-term Follow up of Conservative Treatment Cases of the Rotator Cuff Tears in Our Institution | |
2011 (25th) |
Basic | Kida Yoshiyuki | Kyoto Prefefectural University ofMedicine | Bone Marrow-derived Cells from the Footprint Infiltrate into the Rotator Cuff |
Clinical | Daisuke Kurokawa | Tohoku University | How often do we find Hill-Sachs lesion that needs surgical treatment? | |
2012 (26th) |
Basic | Daichi Morikawa | Juntendo University | Contribution of oxidative stress on degeneration of rotator cuff enthesis |
Clinical | Tsutomu Kobayashi | Gunma University | The prevalence of shoulder osteoarthritis in middle and old age: association with risk factors and shoulder function | |
2013 (27th) |
Basic | Hitoshi Shitara | Gunma University | Compensatory Change of Brain in Recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation -fMRI study- |
Clinical | Kenshi Kikukawa | Kumamoto General Hospital | The appearance of the teres minor muscle in rotator cuff tears | |
2014 (28th) |
Basic | Takuya Tokunaga | Kumamoto University | Local application of PDGF-BB-impregnated gelatinhydrogel enhances tendon-to-bone healing in a rat model |
Clinical | Naoko Mizuno | Toyonaka Munitipal Hospital | The assessment of Japanese normal glenoid -Comparison with French normal glenoid- | |
2015 (29th) |
Basic | Hideaki Nagamoto | Tohoku University | Trans-osseous equivalent repair with and without medial row suture tying: A cadaveric study of tendon strain measurement. |
Clinical | Taku Hatta | Mayo Clinic | Effect of Smoking on Complications Following Primary Shoulder Arthroplasty | |
2016 (30th) |
Basic | Haruhiko Nakagawa | Maizuru Red Cross Hospital | Fibrocartilage regeneration by infiltration of bone marrow-derived cells at the tendon-to-bone insertion after rotator cuff repair |
Clinical | Noboru Matsumura | Keio University | Quantitative assessment of fatty infiltration and muscle volume of the rotator cuff muscles using 3-dimensional 2-point Dixon magnetic resonance imaging | |
2017 (31th) |
Basic | Ryuji Yonemitsu | Kumamoto University | Fibroblast growth factor-2 promotes rotator cuff tendon-to-bone healing by increasing tenogenic progenitors in a rat chronic rotator cuff repair model |
Clinical | Yoshihiro Nakamura | Chugoku Rosai Hospital | Factors associated with pain in nonsurgically treated rotator cuff tears -A study using magnetic resonance imaging | |
2018 (32th) |
Basic | Hideyuki Shirasawa | Keio University School of Medicine | Retinoic acid receptor agonists suppress fatty infiltration in a mouse model of rotator cuff tear |
Clinical | Tomoyuki Muto | Nobuhara Hospital and Institute of Biomechanics | The influence of preoperative and intraoperative findings on the patient satisfaction in 3655 rotator cuff repairs | |
2019 (33th) |
Basic | Kazuya Inoue | Nara Medical University | Finite element analysis for glenoid bone resorption after Bankart repair |
Clinical | Kiyotsugu Shinagawa | Tohoku University School of Medicine | Immobilization in External Rotation Reduces the Risk of Recurrence after Primary Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: A Meta-Analysis | |
2020 (34th) |
Basic | Yuhei Takada | Inagi municipal hospital | The effect of aging and elapse time on muscle fatty Infiltration after rotator cuff tear in a mouse model |
Clinical | Takehito Hirose | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine | Effect of different anchoring positions on glenoid rim erosion after arthroscopic Bankart repair | |
2021 (35th) |
Basic | Issei Shinohara | Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine | Effect of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) on rotator cuff fragility based on Stump classification |
Clinical | Ryogo Furuhata | Keio University School of Medicine | Risk Factors for Radiological Progression of Massive Rotator Cuff Tear |

Year | Fellow | Affiliation |
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1994 | Eiji Itoi | Akita University |
1996 | Yozo Shibata | Fukuoka University |
1998 | Kazutoshi Hamada | Tokai University |
2000 | Hirotaka Sano | Tohoku University |
2002 | Kenji Fujita | Kobe University |
2004 | Hiroyasu Ikegami | Keio University |
Hiroshi Minagawa | Akita University | |
2006 | Naoki Suenaga | Hokkaido University |
Nobuyuki Yamamoto | Akita University | |
2008 | Hideyuki Goto | Nagoya City University |
Katsumi Takase | Tokyo Medical University | |
2010 | Tadanao Funakoshi | Hokkaido University |
Tomoyuki Mochizuki | Tokyo Medical and Dental University | |
2012 | Teruhisa Mihata | Osaka Medical College |
2014 | Hiromichi Omae | Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital |
2016 | Yoshiaki Itoigawa | Juntendo University |
2018 | Yoshihiro Hagiwara | Tohoku University |
2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | |
2022 | Yohei Ono | Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine |

Year | Fellow | Affiliation |
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2007 | Kazuhide Suzuki | Showa University Fujigaoka Rehabilitation Hospital |
Naoko Mizuno | Yukioka Hospital | |
2009 | Hiroshi Iwaso | Kanto Rosai Hospital |
Yoshiyasu Uchiyama | Tokai University | |
2011 | Kazuhiko Kikugawa | Mazda Hospital |
Yuichiro Yano | Dokkyo Medical University | |
2013 | Shoji Fukuta | Kochi Health Sciences Center |
Katsuhisa Yoshikawa | Kamituga General Hospital | |
2015 | Norimasa Takahashi | Funabashi Orthopaedic Hospital |
Kotaro Yamakado | Fukui General Hospital | |
2017 | Tadahiro Sakai | TOYOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL |
Masazumi Hirata | AR-Ex Medical Group | |
2019 | Naoya Nishinaka | Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital |
Nobuyasu Ochiai | School of Medicine,Chiba University | |
2021 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | |
2023 | Yohei Harada | Hiroshima University |
Akihiko Hasegawa | Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University |

Year | Fellow | Affiliation |
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2014 | Tadanao Funakoshi | Hokkaido University |
Nobuyuki Yamamoto | Tohoku University | |
2016 | Satoshi Oki | Keio University |
Kotaro Yamakado | Fukui General Hospital | |
2018 | Noboru Matsumura | Keio University |
Atushi Urita | Hokkaido University | |
2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | |
2022 | Tomonori Kenmoku | Kitasato University School of Medicine |
Akihiko Hasegawa | Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University |