Performance and Return to Sport After Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Fractures in the National Hockey League.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine finger, thumb, hand, wrist, and forearm fractures in the National Hockey League (NHL) and determine: (1) basic demographic data, (2) return to sport (RTS) rates, (3) performance after RTS, and (4) the difference in RTS between players treated operatively versus conservatively.

Methods

NHL players with finger, thumb, hand, wrist, and forearm fractures between the 1995-1996 and 2014-2015 seasons were identified through team injury reports and archives on public record. Player demographics, RTS rate, games played per season, and performance score for each player were recorded and compared between the preinjury season and one season following injury.

Results

A total of 247 total NHL players with hand, wrist, and forearm fractures were identified, consis

SUBMITTER: Gotlin MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7588639 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature