2008 Abstract Instructions

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=120 BGCOLOR="#DDDDDD" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="34c52540.gif" border=0 width="82" height="84" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id196.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2008 Annual Meeting"><U>2008 Meeting</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#BBBBBB" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>M</B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Trebuchet MS" ><B>usculo </B></FONT><B>S</B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Trebuchet MS" ><B>keletal </B></FONT><B>I</B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Trebuchet MS" ><B>nfection </B></FONT><B>S</B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Trebuchet MS" ><B>ociety</B></FONT></div> <div>   </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>ABSTRACT AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM </B></div> <div> <B>Lake Tahoe, California </B></div> <div> <B>August 8-9, 2008 </B></div> <bR> <div> Selection of papers for presentation at the Annual Open Scientific Meeting of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society is a peer review process. </div> <bR> <div> The papers are selected for presentation based on objective grading using the MSIS Paper Grading Guidelines. </div> <bR> <div> The deadline for abstract submission is May 12, 2008. </div> <bR> <div> Authors will be notified of selection decisions by e-mail by May 30,2008. </div> <bR> <div> Disclosure is required by all Authours.<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Trebuchet MS" ><B> </B></FONT> <a href="HTMLobj-855/Disclosure_Form_2008.doc"><u>Disclosure Form</u> </a>  is downloadable.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Guidelines for Abstract submission </B></div> <div> <B>   </B></div> <div> Abstract Submission is online</div> <div>                After opening the Abstract Form, please complete all sections. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Complete the form online and submit it directly by clicking the  'Submit Form'  button </div> <div>                                 DO NOT CLICK SUBMIT MORE THAN ONCE</div> <bR> <div> It is recommended that you compose your abstract using your word processor and then cut and past the content into the appropriate sections of the  form.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#9933FF" FACE="Georgia" ><B>     </B></FONT>         <A HREF="id207.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2008 Abstract Form"><U>Abstract Form</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#9933FF" FACE="Georgia" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  Characters limits for each section will be Strictly Enforced. </div> <bR> <div> ALL EXCESS CHARACTERS WILL BE DELETED BEFORE PEER REVIEW</div> <bR> <div> Title 125 characters </div> <div> Authors (list presenting author FIRST) </div> <div> Trainee Travel Reimbursement (presenting author MUST be a medical student, resident or fellow) </div> <div> Address (including name of institution) </div> <div> Abstract </div> <div> Purpose 250 </div> <div> Methods 2000 </div> <div> Results 1250 </div> <div> Discussion/Conclusion 1250 </div> <div>  </div> <div> You may include 2 figures and/or 1 table; make sure that they are referred to in the abstract text. </div> <div> Format table in Microsoft Word. Figures should be between 4 to 6 inches in width. Line-art drawings must be at least 600 dpi and grayscale pictures at least 300 dpi to ensure quality reproduction. </div> <div> Submit figures and table inserted into a   .doc    file for upload. </div> <div> Figures and tables must be uploaded in a single file. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#9933FF" FACE="Arial" >MAXIMUM FILE SIZE is 2M </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Guidelines for Submission to Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR) </B></div> <bR> <div> Papers presented at the annual meeting may be invited to be published in CORR's Proceedings of the Annual Meeting at the discretion of the Program Chair. </div> <div> For consideration to be invited for publication in the CORR Proceedings, a full manuscript of the paper in CORR format must be submitted to the Program Chair before August 1, 2008. Please see  <U> </U><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.editorialmanager.com/corr/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.editorialmanager.com/corr/"><U><U>http://www.editorialmanager.com/corr/</U></U></A></FONT>    for details regarding the specifics on the guidelines and format. Invitation to be published will be based on both the objective grading of the submitted manuscript and the material presented at the meeting. </div> <bR> <div> Authors will be notified by e-mail on or before August 25, 2008 regarding invitation status. Papers invited for publication in the Proceedings of the Annual Meeting must be submitted electronic to CORR by September 1, 2008. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>