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SEATTLE—The return to play rates for National Football League (NFL) athletes following shoulder stabilization is approximately 90%, according to a study presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. There is no difference in return to play rates between open and arthroscopic repairs.
Shoulder instability is a common injury among football players but the rate of return to play has not been regularly determined following surgery. Matthew J. White, MD, from the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) in Birmingham, AL, and colleagues conducted a study to highlight the success rate of return to play in the NFL following shoulder stabilization surgery, and to determine what factors may affect return to play in these professional athletes.
Sixty NFL players who had undergone shoulder stabilization at ASMI were followed to determine the rate of return to play and the factors predicting return to play. Researchers performed chart review and analyzed follow-up data by accessing the NFL statistics database. Successful return to play was defined as participation in at least 1 regular season NFL game following surgery. Chi square and t-tests were performed to examine differences between perioperative and athletic history variables and a player’s ability to return to play. “Age, number of games before surgery, and career length were not statistically different between those that returned and those that did not,” said Dr. White.
Ninety percent (54 of 60) of NFL players were able to return to play following shoulder stabilization, with an average return to play time of 8.6 months. Eleven of the 60 patients underwent open stabilization. Ninety-two percent (45/49) of the arthroscopically treated and 82% (9/11) of the openly treated athletes were able to return to play. “It was also interesting to note, that players selected before the fourth round of the NFL draft were 7.6 times more likely to return to play following shoulder stabilization surgery,” said Dr. White.
In addition, circumferential labral tears were found in 7 athletes, all of whom returned to play following surgery. “Additional investigation on shoulder function and outcome scores long-term would be beneficial in this group of athletes to determine better standards of care,” noted Dr. White.
SEATTLE—The return to play rates for National Football League (NFL) athletes following shoulder stabilization is approximately 90%, according to a study presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. There is no difference in return to play rates between open and arthroscopic repairs.
Shoulder instability is a common injury among football players but the rate of return to play has not been regularly determined following surgery. Matthew J. White, MD, from the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) in Birmingham, AL, and colleagues conducted a study to highlight the success rate of return to play in the NFL following shoulder stabilization surgery, and to determine what factors may affect return to play in these professional athletes.
Sixty NFL players who had undergone shoulder stabilization at ASMI were followed to determine the rate of return to play and the factors predicting return to play. Researchers performed chart review and analyzed follow-up data by accessing the NFL statistics database. Successful return to play was defined as participation in at least 1 regular season NFL game following surgery. Chi square and t-tests were performed to examine differences between perioperative and athletic history variables and a player’s ability to return to play. “Age, number of games before surgery, and career length were not statistically different between those that returned and those that did not,” said Dr. White.
Ninety percent (54 of 60) of NFL players were able to return to play following shoulder stabilization, with an average return to play time of 8.6 months. Eleven of the 60 patients underwent open stabilization. Ninety-two percent (45/49) of the arthroscopically treated and 82% (9/11) of the openly treated athletes were able to return to play. “It was also interesting to note, that players selected before the fourth round of the NFL draft were 7.6 times more likely to return to play following shoulder stabilization surgery,” said Dr. White.
In addition, circumferential labral tears were found in 7 athletes, all of whom returned to play following surgery. “Additional investigation on shoulder function and outcome scores long-term would be beneficial in this group of athletes to determine better standards of care,” noted Dr. White.
SEATTLE—The return to play rates for National Football League (NFL) athletes following shoulder stabilization is approximately 90%, according to a study presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. There is no difference in return to play rates between open and arthroscopic repairs.
Shoulder instability is a common injury among football players but the rate of return to play has not been regularly determined following surgery. Matthew J. White, MD, from the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) in Birmingham, AL, and colleagues conducted a study to highlight the success rate of return to play in the NFL following shoulder stabilization surgery, and to determine what factors may affect return to play in these professional athletes.
Sixty NFL players who had undergone shoulder stabilization at ASMI were followed to determine the rate of return to play and the factors predicting return to play. Researchers performed chart review and analyzed follow-up data by accessing the NFL statistics database. Successful return to play was defined as participation in at least 1 regular season NFL game following surgery. Chi square and t-tests were performed to examine differences between perioperative and athletic history variables and a player’s ability to return to play. “Age, number of games before surgery, and career length were not statistically different between those that returned and those that did not,” said Dr. White.
Ninety percent (54 of 60) of NFL players were able to return to play following shoulder stabilization, with an average return to play time of 8.6 months. Eleven of the 60 patients underwent open stabilization. Ninety-two percent (45/49) of the arthroscopically treated and 82% (9/11) of the openly treated athletes were able to return to play. “It was also interesting to note, that players selected before the fourth round of the NFL draft were 7.6 times more likely to return to play following shoulder stabilization surgery,” said Dr. White.
In addition, circumferential labral tears were found in 7 athletes, all of whom returned to play following surgery. “Additional investigation on shoulder function and outcome scores long-term would be beneficial in this group of athletes to determine better standards of care,” noted Dr. White.