The Meyer Award was created by ResOrtho (Research in Orthopaedics) in honor and memory of Dominik C. Meyer, M.D. The award is supported by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons AAOS, the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology EFORT, the Australian Orthopaedic Association AOA, Japanese Orthopaedic Association JOA, Swiss Orthopaedics.