Return to play after a foot fracture

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Return to play and performance in the National Basketball Association after undergoing operative or nonoperative treatment for foot fracture
Hassan Choudhry et al
J Orthop. 2022 Aug 26;34:160-165

Background: The incidence of distal lower extremity fractures in National Basketball Association (NBA) athletes continues to increase. There is a paucity of data regarding return-to-play (RTP) rates and performance after sustaining foot fractures in these athletes. The purpose of this study is to quantify RTP rates and performance in NBA players after sustaining a foot fracture.

Methods: Sixty-two NBA athletes suffered foot fractures between 2005 and 2021 according to publicly accessible online data. Each athlete was matched to a control player based on age at start of career, age at index injury year, body mass index (BMI), and position played. Performance statistics from 3 seasons prior and 3 seasons following the index injury season were recorded.

Results: We found that players who suffered foot fracture injuries are expected to make a full recovery and reach their previous level of performance within three years. 100% of players treated nonoperatively returned to play; meanwhile only 90% of players who were treated operatively returned to play. This difference is statistically significant.

Conclusion: NBA athletes have a high RTP rate after sustaining a foot fracture. Players may experience an initial decrease in playing time and performance when returning to play, however, these variables were found to return to baseline over time. After three seasons, player statistics returned to baseline in mostly every category, including player efficiency rating (PER). We found that players are expected to make a full recovery and return to their previous level of performance, regardless of whether they were treated operatively or not. Players treated nonoperatively returned to play at a rate of 100% meanwhile those treated operatively returned at a rate of 90%. Therefore, it is our recommendation that players opt for nonoperative treatment when possible.
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NewsBot · Sep 13, 2022

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