Performance and Return to Sport After Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Fractures in the National Hockey League
| Autor: | Shobhit V. Minhas, Daniel B. Buchalter, Michael J. Alaia, Laith M. Jazrawi, Oren I. Feder, Matthew J. Gotlin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Hand wrist business.industry Rehabilitation Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Poison control Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Wrist League Thumb Return to sport body regions medicine.anatomical_structure Forearm Injury prevention Sports medicine Physical therapy Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Original Article business RC1200-1245 human activities |
| Zdroj: | Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, Vol 2, Iss 5, Pp e505-e510 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2666-061X |
| Popis: | 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, consisting of 30.8% finger, 38.5% hand, 13.8% thumb, 14.6% wrist, and 2.4% forearm fractures. Defenseman comprised the majority of players (40.1%). The overall RTS rate was 98.0%, with no significant difference between players with surgery or between injury location groups. In total, 52 players (21.1%) underwent surgery with no significant correlation of surgery rates based on fracture location. The mean number of missed games was 13.8 ± 9.9, with players sustaining wrist and forearm fractures missing the largest number of games (21.6 ± 17.7and 22.8 ± 7.5 games missed, respectively). There was no significant change in games played or performance scores 1 year after injury for players with any of the fracture types compared with baseline preoperative games played and performance. Conclusions NHL players have a high RTS rate following hand, wrist, and forearm fractures. Players were able to return to preinjury performance within 1 year, regardless of treatment or type of fracture. Level of Evidence Level IV, case series. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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