High Return to Play Rate and Reduced Career Longevity Following Surgical Management of Athletic Pubalgia in National Basketball Association Players.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess the effects of surgical treatment of athletic pubalgia (AP) on game use and performance metrics in National Basketball Association (NBA) players.

Methods

A retrospective review of all NBA players who underwent surgical management for AP from 1996 to 2018 was performed. A matched control group was created for comparison. The index period was defined as the entire NBA season in which surgery occurred, including the corresponding offseason. Player demographics, use (games played, games started, and minutes per game) and performance (player efficiency rating) metrics were collected for all players. Statistical analysis was performed to compare data before and after return to play.

Results

Thirty players with a history of surgical management for AP were i

SUBMITTER: Castle JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8527258 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature