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  1. Slowik JS, Rupani D, Hall JB, Dugas JR, Fleisig GS. Pitch Metrics and the Trade-Offs Between Elbow Injury and Performance in Major League Baseball Pitchers. Orthop J Sports Med. 2026;14(11). doi: 10.1177/23259671261490766. Epub ahead of print.
  2. Atkinson A, Crick M, Froom R, Westbrooks B, King E, Mussell E, Crawford A, Aiken C, Ithurburn M, Ryan M, Emblom B. Hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement in American football athletes: examining factors associated with outcomes at a mean follow-up time of 6.3 years. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2026 Nov 7;146(1):400. doi: 10.1007/s00402-026-06551-6. PMID: 42999006
  3. Jinji T, Slowik JS, Fleisig GS. Accuracy and precision of kinematic methods for determining ball release in baseball pitching. Sports Biomech. 2026 Oct 28:1-14. doi: 10.1080/14763141.2026.2746454. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42950079
  4. Dove JH, Beason DP, Fleisig GS, Emblom BA. Compression Suture Staple Repair of Simulated Gluteus Medius Partial Tendon Tears Provides Increased Contact Pressure Compared With Stepwise Bridged Repair. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2026 Sep 22;8(5):e70079. doi: 10.1002/ars2.70079. PMID: 42774965
  5. Townsend CB, Vega TF, Ithurburn MP, Loeb AE, Atkinson A, Froom R, Crawford AE, Kidwell-Chandler AL, Mussell EA, Nguyen C, Powell EK, Rothermich MA, Ryan MK, Emblom BA, Cain EL, Dugas JR. Knotless and knotted all-suture anchors have comparable clinical outcomes and return to sport rates following arthroscopic anterior labral (Bankart) repair. Shoulder Elbow. 2026 Sep 14:17585732261472078. doi: 10.1177/17585732261472078. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42746099
  6. Southall K, Ithurburn MP, Bickel CS, Vogtle L, Singh H, Fowler S, Kunkel C, Shuwayyi HB, Hurt CP. Effects of Walking Speed and Backward-Directed Resistive Force Applied to the Center of Mass in Young Adults. Biomechanics. 2026 6(3):84. doi: 10.3390/biomechanics6030084.
  7. Aiken C, Mussell EA, Segars B, Sisson H, Crick M, Keith C, Gsell J, Moran RN, Allen J, Cain EL, Ithurburn MP, Waldrop N. Paper 60. Preliminary Outcomes and GPS Device-Measured Load and Performance Following High Ankle Sprains and Return-to-Sport in Division 1 Football Players: Comparing Semirigid Fixation and Non-Surgical Management. Orthop J Sports Med. 2026;14(8)(suppl 6). doi: 10.1177/2325967126S00317.
  8. Dove H, Aiken C, Dreiling E, Russell M, West G, Yates A, Ithurburn MP, Garrett CH, Rothermich MA, Emblom BA, Cain EL, Dugas, JR. Poster 241. Outcomes of Operative and Non-Operative Midshaft Clavicle Fractures in a Young and Athletic Population. Orthop J Sports Med. 2026;14(8)(suppl 6). doi: 10.1177/2325967126S00535.
  9. Spitler CA, Beason DP, Slowik JS, Reed LA, Fleisig GS. Biomechanical evaluation of carbon fiber-reinforced polyether ether ketone versus titanium plates for fixation of high tibial osteotomy. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2026 Oct:139:106946. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2026.106946. Epub 2026 Aug 13. PMID: 42600308
  10. Pitts CC Jr. Lateral Ankle Ligament Repair With TEKBRACE Augmentation Device. Foot Ankle Spec. 2026 Aug;12:19386400261471651. doi: 10.1177/19386400261471651. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42584052
  11. Fleisig GS. Baseball has an elbow injury problem: biomechanics may have the solution. Sports Biomech. 2026 Aug;25(8):1137-1155. doi: 10.1080/14763141.2026.2689508. Epub 2026 Jun 18. PMID: 42312376
  12. Nguyen C, Riggs R, Reddy S, Vega T, Morrow L, Smith TD, Kidwell-Chandler A, Colberg R, Ithurburn MP, Ortega J. Positive Long-Term Outcomes After Nonsurgical Management of Spondylolysis in Adolescents and Young Athletes. Clin J Sport Med. 2026 Jul 6. doi:10.1097/JSM.0000000000001498. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42396970
  13. Alghanim HY, Alrashdi NZ, Bell M, Aguiar EJ, Rothermich MA, Snyder S, Yuen HK, Ithurburn MP. Psychological well-being and physical activity before and after rotator cuff repair: a scoping review. JSES Rev Rep Tech. 2026 Jun 19;6(4):100804. doi: 10.1016/j.xrrt.2026.100804. PMID: 42502832
  14. Cain EL, Montemurro N, Agosto NS, Moore H, Crawford AE, Kidwell-Chandler A, Ithurburn M. Arthroscopic Popliteal Cyst Excision: Technique and Outcomes with 2-Year Follow-Up. J Knee Surg. 2026 Jun;39(7):364-369. doi: 10.1055/a-2756-0573. Epub 2025 Nov 27. PMID: 41309092
  15. Cox KG, Weldy JM, Beason DP, MacDonell RT, Fleisig GS, Vega TF, Cain EL Jr. Biomechanical Analysis Comparing Knotless Suture Anchor Fixation Versus Transosseous Suture Button Fixation for Posterior Medial Meniscus Root Tears. Orthop J Sports Med. 2026 May;14(5):23259671261443326. doi: 10.1177/23259671261443326. PMID: 42152964
  16. Kayaalp ME, Amendola A, Ayeni OR, Becker R, Boe B, Budhiparama NC, Dugas JR, Durmus T, Espregueira-Mendes J, Hantes M, Herbst E, Karlsson J, Ke L, Lutter C, Neri T, Perez-Prieto D, Prill R, Reider B, Saffarini M, Safran MR, Sezgin EA, Wascher DC, Zaffagnini S, Hirschmann MT. Collaboration is our most powerful resistance in an increasingly fragmented world: Science is the light that reveals the unity beneath our differences. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2026 Apr;34(4):1190-1197. doi: 10.1002/ksa.70193. Epub 2025 Nov 14. PMID: 41235539
  17. Richard GJ, Crawford AE, Froom RJ, Carlson SM, Atkinson AW, Mussell EA, Dreiling E, Aiken C, Wilk KE, Fleisig GS, Ithurburn MP, Dugas JR. Outcomes of Revision UCL Repair With Internal Brace for Failure of Primary UCL Reconstruction in Professional and Collegiate Baseball Pitchers: A First Look. Orthop J Sports Med. 2026 Apr 15;14(4):23259671261422231. doi: 10.1177/23259671261422231. PMID: 42004452
  18. Reinold MM, Dowling B, Fleisig GS, Macrina LC, Wilk KE, Alexander FJ, Ahmad CS, Dugas J, Andrews JR. Interval Throwing Programs of Various Duration for Baseball Players Based on Biomechanical Workload Data. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2026 Apr 2;21(4):428-439. doi: 10.26603/001c.159340. PMID: 41939956
  19. Escamilla RF, Slowik JS, Imamura R, Thompson IS, Asuncion R, Aguinaldo AL, Fleisig GS. Do Pitching Biomechanics Differ Between Windup and Stretch Pitching Deliveries From a Dirt Surface Mound in College Baseball Pitchers? J Appl Biomech. 2026 Feb 20:1-8. doi: 10.1123/jab.2025-0278. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41722544
  20. Dowling B, Slowik JS, Fleisig GS. The influence of sample and filter frequencies on baseball pitching data. Sports Biomech. 2026 Jul;25(7):971-992. doi: 10.1080/14763141.2026.2625797. Epub 2026 Feb 10. PMID: 41664955
  21. Kuhn AW, Inclan PM, Haider AA, Christy MN, Dunn WR, Alberton L, Allen C, Anderson K, Andrews J, Azar F, Baer G, Banffy M, Bedi A, Brockmeier S, Brophy R, Bush-Joseph C, Carey J, Carter T, Cohen S, Farrow L, Flanigan D, Franklin C, Hame S, Ioannis T, Joseph S, Kenter K, Koh J, Krych A, LeClere L, Lee C, Levy B, McAllister D, Medvecky M, Morganti C, Musahl V, Nelson B, Noyes F, Owens B, Pace L, Paulos L, Redler L, Rodeo S, Safran M, Savoie F, Shelbourne D, Sherman S, Singer K, Smith M, Sonnery-Cottet B, Spiker A, Stuart M, Warren R, Wittstein J, Wolcott M, Wright R, Matava MJ. The Sport Publication Observational Research Tool (SPORT): An Objective Tool to Score the Methodological Quality of Observational Clinical Sports Medicine Research. Orthop J Sports Med. 2026 Feb 6;14(2):23259671251380883. doi: 10.1177/23259671251380883. PMID: 41660291
  22. Durham L, Oster RA, Ithurburn M, Reynolds C, Hill JO, Smith DL Jr. Bioenhancer Assessment of Black Pepper with Turmeric on Self-Reported Pain Ratings in Adults: A Randomized, Cross-Over, Clinical Trial. Nutrients. 2026; 18(2):223. doi: 10.3390/nu18020223
  23. Southall K, Ithurburn MP, Bickel CS, Singh H, Bell M, Hurt CP. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation Utilizing Gait Metrics as Outcomes – A Scoring Review. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2026 Jan 1;21(1):1-12. doi: 10.26603/001c.153960. PMID: 41488380
  24. Wilk KE, Arrigo CA, Gordin A, Colberg R, Dugas J. Diagnostic Dilemma: Testing to Differentiate UCL Sprains From Flexor-Pronator Elbow Strains in the Overhead Athlete. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2026 Jan 1;21(1):100-107. doi: 10.26603/001c.147438.
  25. Zuckerman SL, White M, Rigney GH, Jo J, Bailes JE, Bonfield CM, Cantu RC, Chan PCH, Cordover AM, Coric D, Feuer H, Gardocki RJ, Hecht AC, Hsu WK, Joseph JR, Lehman RA Jr, Levi AD, Liew SM, Louie PK, Ludwig SC, Maroon J, Miele VJ, Mullin J, Nemani VM, Phillips FM, Qureshi S, Riew KD, Rogers MA, Sasso RC, Smith GA, Turner JD, Vaccaro AR, Watkins RG 4th, Theodore N, Okonkwo DO, Sills AK, Davis GA. Return-to-Sport Recommendations in Athletes Requiring Cervical Spine Surgery: A Modified Delphi Consensus Survery of Expert Opinion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2026 Jan 1;51(1):16-24. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005464. Epub 2025 Aug 21. PMID: 40838273