Concurrent Session II- The Throwing Athlete: From Velocity to Vulnerability, and Back

Saturday, July 11, 2026

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PDT

Location: Level 6, Ballroom 6C

Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

Christopher Camp, MD

Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Jeffrey Hassebrock, MD

Surgeon
Mayo Clinic
Cave Creek, Arizona, United States

Disclosure(s): Smith & Nephew: Consultant (Ongoing); Stryker: Consultant (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):

Christopher Camp, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Jeffrey D. Hassebrock, MD: Smith & Nephew: Consultant (Ongoing); Stryker: Consultant (Ongoing)

Presentations:

2:16 PM - 2:22 PM PDT

Paper 56: Impact of youth baseball rule changes on elbow screening for osteochondritis dissecans of the humeral capitellum during annual elbow examinations
Abstract Podium Presenter: Yasushi Takata, MD, PhD – Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanazawa University Hospital
2:22 PM - 2:28 PM PDT

Paper 57: Oats harvesting from the femoral condyle is not benign: knee outcomes after oats vs. oca for elbow ocd in children
Abstract Podium Presenter: Joseph Yellin, MD – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2:28 PM - 2:34 PM PDT

Paper 58: Pitch count alone is not enough: age-dependent pinch strength change and associated factors in youth baseball pitchers
Abstract Podium Presenter: Keisuke Tsukada, MD., PhD. – Teikyo University School of Medicine
2:34 PM - 2:39 PM PDT

Podium Papers Q&A with Discussion
2:40 PM - 2:41 PM PDT

Debate Introductions- 26-Year-Old Professional Starting Pitcher, Felt a Pop in the 4th Inning, Unable to Throw at High Level, MRI Proven Proximal UCL Tear, No Prior Nerve Symptoms
Panel Moderator: Christopher Camp, MD – Mayo Clinic
2:41 PM - 2:47 PM PDT

Debate: UCL Repair + Internal Brace and what about the nerve?
Concurrent Session Presenter: Jeffrey R. Dugas, MD – Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center American Sports Medicine Institute
2:47 PM - 2:53 PM PDT

Debate: Reconstruction and what about the nerve?
Concurrent Session Presenter: Neal ElAttrache, MD – Cedars Sinai
2:58 PM - 3:04 PM PDT

Video Technique: Tommy John Surgery - a 2026 Update
Concurrent Session Presenter: Christopher Ahmad, MD – Columbia University
3:04 PM - 3:15 PM PDT

Case Presentations and Panel Q&A
Panel Moderator: Christopher Camp, MD – Mayo Clinic
Session Panelist: Jeffrey R. Dugas, MD – Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center American Sports Medicine Institute
Session Panelist: Neal ElAttrache, MD – Cedars Sinai
Session Panelist: Christopher Ahmad, MD – Columbia University