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ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2020

Performance and Return to Sport After Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Fractures in the National Hockey League.

Matthew J Gotlin, Shobhit V Minhas, Daniel B Buchalter, Oren I Feder, Michael J Alaia, Laith M Jazrawi

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Article in Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07586085 (Medical Team Perspectives on Hand and Wrist Injuries in Elite Ice Hockey), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Medical Team Perspectives on Hand and Wrist Injuries in Elite Ice Hockey: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study in Male and Female Players

TypeobservationalSponsorDalarna County Council, SwedenRan2026 to 2026Enrolled50ConditionsIce Hockey, Hand, Wrist, Injuries
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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Return-to-sport and performance outcomes after Achilles tendon rupture in National Hockey League players: A matched cohort study.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026
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  5. Performance and return to sport outcomes following hip arthroscopy in National Hockey League players.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025
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  6. Interval return to play for a wrist fracture in a hockey player: a case report.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2023
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6 authors.

Matthew J GotlinNYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Shobhit V MinhasNYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Daniel B BuchalterNYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Oren I FederNYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Michael J AlaiaNYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Laith M JazrawiNYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, U.S.A.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo 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.

methodsNHL 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.

resultsA 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.

conclusionsNHL 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.

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