The rate of return to play for pickleball is high following shoulder surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Hypothesis and background

Pickleball has seen a rapid rise in popularity among adults. While return to play (RTP) outcomes following shoulder surgery have been well studied in tennis, limited data exists for pickleball players. The purpose of this study was to evaluate RTP and clinical outcomes following total shoulder arthroplasty or arthroscopy in recreational pickleball players. We hypothesized that the majority of patients would return to playing pickleball within one year of shoulder surgery and that RTP rates would be similar in both arthroscopy and arthroplasty patients.

Methods

A retrospective review of a prospectively maintained single-center database identified patients who underwent reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty, or shou

SUBMITTER: Parhar K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12573592 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature