"The award was given to conduct the study on the availability and utilization of Plastic Surgery Services in the Management of Open Fractures in India. This was a seminal study to assess the standard of practice in the country and the results and suggestions for improvement were published in the article Raja Sabapathy S., Study on the availability and utilization of Plastic Surgery services in the management of open fractures in India. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery 1999; 32:9-20."
