JanFridén, professor of hand surgeryat the SahlgrenskaAcademy andconsultant at SahlgrenskaUniversity Hospital, has been awarded the prestigious "Kappa Delta Elisabeth Winston Lanier Award."The prize, which is shared withthe American researchersRichardLieberand SamWardat University of California, San Diego is given for "Outstanding Orthopaedic Research."The award ceremony tookplace at theAAOSMeeting (American Academy ofOrthopaedic Surgeons) in Chicagoon March 20. The prize is worth20000U.S. dollars. Much of these scientists´work have focused on understanding the mechanics in tendon transfer surgery. Numerous new surgical procedures to reanimate lost upper limb function in tetraplegia have been developed and validated through this long-term collaboration.