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ReviewOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2019

A Systematic Review of the Orthopaedic Literature Involving National Football League Players.

Melissa A Kluczynski, William H Kelly, William M Lashomb, Leslie J Bisson

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Review in Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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Melissa A KluczynskiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
William H KellyDepartment of Orthopaedics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
William M LashombDepartment of Orthopaedics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Leslie J BissonDepartment of Orthopaedics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOrthopaedic injuries of National Football League (NFL) players can have a deleterious effect on their health, with minimal to no high-level evidence on the management of these injuries. PURPOSE: To summarize all data published between January 1980 and March 2018 on orthopaedic injuries experienced by NFL candidates and professional players in the NFL. STUDY

designSystematic review; Level of evidence, 4.

methodsA literature search of studies examining orthopaedic injuries in the NFL was performed through the PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL databases. The review included studies of orthopaedic injuries in college football recruits attending the NFL Combine as well as professional NFL players. Excluded were studies of nonorthopaedic injuries, such as concussions, traumatic brain injury, facial injuries, and vascular injuries, as well as case reports.

resultsA total of 147 articles met the inclusion criteria and were divided into 11 topics based on anatomic site: general (16%), spine (13%), shoulder (13%), elbow (3%), hand and wrist (3%), trunk (0.7%), hip and pelvis (7%), thigh (3%), knee (24%), ankle (5%), and foot (12%). Of these studies, 74% were of level 4 evidence. Most studies obtained data from the NFL Combine database (26%), by searching the internet (24%), and via the NFL Injury Surveillance System (22%). Studies using internet search methods to identify injuries consistently found fewer participants than studies using the NFL Injury Surveillance System.

conclusionThis systematic review provides National Collegiate Athletic Association and NFL team physicians with a single source of the most current literature regarding orthopaedic injuries in NFL players. Most research was published on knee, spine, shoulder, and foot injuries and consisted of level 4 evidence. A substantial portion of the published literature was based on data obtained from internet searches and may not accurately represent the NFL population.

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PMCPMC6702781

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