ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2017
Epidemiology of Navicular Injury at the NFL Combine and Their Impact on an Athlete's Prospective NFL Career.
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- Navicular fractures in elite athletes-2025 International Foot and Ankle Sports Consensus and systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Pooled it
- Return to sport following navicular stress fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis of three hundred and fifteen fractures.International orthopaedics · 2021Pooled it
- Vascularized pedicle bone grafting for chronic navicular stress fractures with non-union in elite athletes provided good bony union and ability to return to sports.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Morphological measurements and classification of the navicular bone: a study based on computed tomography imaging.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2024Article
- Can NFL Combine Results be Used to Estimate NFL Defensive Players Longevity?Sports medicine international open · 2021Article
- Athletes With Musculoskeletal Injuries Identified at the NFL Scouting Combine and Prediction of Outcomes in the NFL: A Systematic Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundNavicular injuries can result in persistent pain, posttraumatic osteoarthritis, and diminished performance and function. PURPOSE: To determine the epidemiology of navicular fracture in players participating in the National Football League (NFL) Scouting Combine and evaluate the impact of a navicular injury on the NFL draft position and NFL game play compared with matched controls. STUDY
designCohort study; Level of evidence, 3.
methodsData were collected on players who previously sustained a navicular injury and participated in the NFL Combine between 2009 and 2015. The epidemiology of navicular injury was determined through an evaluation of the number of injuries, surgeries, and collegiate games missed as well as the position played, a physical examination, the surgical technique, and imaging findings. Players with a previous navicular injury (2009-2013) were compared with a set of matched controls. NFL performance outcomes included the draft position, career length ≥2 years, and number of games played and started within the first 2 years.
resultsBetween 2009 and 2015, 14 of 2285 (0.6%) players were identified as having sustained a navicular injury. A total of 11 of 14 (79%) athletes had sustained an overt navicular fracture, while 3 of 14 (21%) were diagnosed with stress reactions on magnetic resonance imaging. Eight patients who sustained a navicular fracture underwent surgery. There was evidence of ipsilateral talonavicular arthritis in 75% of players with a navicular fracture versus only 60% in the uninjured foot (odds ratio, 1.3;
conclusionA previous navicular fracture results in a greater risk of developing posttraumatic osteoarthritis. Although only a low prevalence of navicular injury in prospective NFL players was noted, players with these injuries had a greater probability of not being drafted and not competing in at least 2 NFL seasons when compared with matched controls without an injury history to the NFL Combine.
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