University Orthopaedic Associates (UOA) is proud to announce that Dr. James Monica and his co-authors were recognized for their second place research paper titled Adult Distal Radius Fractures:  Does Volar Cortical Continuity Matter?  by the committee members and officers of the New York Society for Surgery of the Hand (NYSSH). The Society honored Dr. Monica and his co-authors, John Erickson, Owolabi Shonuga, Wylie Lopez and Javier Cabrera, of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, at its meeting on May 10, 2016 at the Union Club in New York City. The paper investigates the likelihood of avoiding surgery following closed reduction and casting of distal radius fractures. NYSSH is the first regional hand surgery society of its kind and the model for other such organizations in the U.S. UOA applauds Dr. Monica and his co-authors for their efforts, and for their recognition by NYSSH.