High Return to Play Rate and Diminished Career Longevity are Seen Following Arthroscopic Shoulder Labral Repair in Major League Baseball Players.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the impact of arthroscopic shoulder labral repair, not related to instability, on return to play (RTP), return to prior performance (RTPP), game utilization, and performance in Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers and positional players.

Methods

A retrospective review of all MLB athletes who underwent arthroscopic shoulder labrum repair from 2002 to 2020 was performed. Players with a history of instability events were excluded. A 2:1 control cohort of healthy MLB players were matched to the operative cohort by age, years of experience, position, height, and body mass index (BMI). Player demographics, game utilization, and performance metrics were collected for all players.

Results

Twenty-six of 39 MLB pitchers (66%) and 18 of 25 (72%) positional pl

SUBMITTER: Castle JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10300539 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature