ReviewOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2021
Systematic Review of Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Injuries and Treatment Outcomes in Women's National Basketball Association and National Basketball Association Players.
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- A multicenter epidemiologic analysis of the injuries affecting female and male collegiate basketball players.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
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- Outcomes and Return to Sport After Knee Osteochondral Allograft Transplant in Professional Athletes.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Strains/Sprains and Fractures Are the Most Common Hand and Wrist Injuries in National Basketball Association Athletes Who Return to Preinjury Player Efficiency and Equal or Greater True Shooting Percentage Within Two Years of Injury.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Characterization of Ankle Injuries and Associated Risk Factors in the National Basketball Association: Minutes Per Game and Usage Rate Associated With Time Loss.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Return to Play After Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries Managed Surgically in Athletes-A Systematic Review.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2023Article
- Comparative analysis of ankle injury kinematics and dynamics in basketball players: forefoot landing vs. rearfoot landing modes.American journal of translational research · 2023Article
- ACL Tears in the National Football League From 2013 to 2020: Analysis of the 2020 Season After Delays and Schedule Changes From the Early COVID-19 Pandemic Relative to Prior Seasons.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- On-site Ultrasound Screens out Asymptomatic Knee Lesions in Elite Adolescent Male Basketball Players.International journal of medical sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAthletes in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) are subject to high injury rates given the physical demands of the sport. Comprehensive data regarding injury patterns and rates in these athletes are limited. PURPOSE: To summarize available data on orthopaedic and sports medicine-related injuries through 2020 in professional female and male basketball players. STUDY
designSystematic review; Level of evidence, 4.
methodsA search was conducted using PubMed and Embase through April 5, 2020, to identify injury studies regarding WNBA and NBA players. Studies were included if the injury or surgery was considered a direct consequence of game play including musculoskeletal/orthopaedic, concussion, ophthalmologic, and craniomaxillofacial injuries. Systematic reviews, screening studies, or studies without sufficient WNBA or NBA player subgroup analysis were excluded.
resultsA total of 49 studies met inclusion criteria, 43 (87.8%) of which detailed musculoskeletal injuries. The lower extremity represented 63.3% of studies. A majority (59.2%) of studies were level 4 evidence. The source of data was primarily comprehensive online search (n = 33; 67.3%), followed by official databases (n = 11; 22.4%). Only 3 studies concerned WNBA athletes compared with 47 that concerned NBA athletes. The lowest return-to-play rates were cited for Achilles tendon repairs (61.0%-79.5%). Variability in return-to-play rates existed among studies even with similar seasons studied.
conclusionThe majority of literature available on orthopaedic and sports medicine-related injuries of NBA and WNBA athletes is on the lower extremity. The injuries that had the greatest effect on return to play and performance were Achilles tendon ruptures and knee cartilage injuries treated using microfracture. The reported outcomes are limited by heterogeneity and overlapping injury studies. There are limited available data on WNBA injuries specifically.
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