ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2022
Reduced Career Longevity but Return to Baseline Performance After Arthroscopic Shoulder Labral Repair in National Hockey League Players.
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- Return to Play, Performance, and Career Longevity After Shoulder Labral Repair in the National Football League: A Matched Cohort Analysis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Management of a first-time shoulder dislocation in the athlete: From ER to OR.Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013) · 2025Review
- Players in the National Hockey League Experience Position-Specific Variations in Recovery and Performance After Shoulder Surgery.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Arthroscopic labral repair and shoulder stabilization in National Hockey League players are associated with decreased performance in the first year of return to play with return to baseline in the second year.JSES international · 2025Article
- Hip Arthroscopy and Its Impact on Performance in National Hockey League Players Using Team-Based Advanced Performance Statistics.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Achilles Tendon Ruptures in National Hockey League Players: Return to Sport and Performance Impact.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2024Article
- In-Season Management of Shoulder Instability: How to Evaluate, Treat, and Safely Return to Sport.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2023Review
- High Return to Play Rate and Diminished Career Longevity are Seen Following Arthroscopic Shoulder Labral Repair in Major League Baseball Players.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Shoulder injuries in ice hockey players: Prevalence, common management, and return to play.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Review
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Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the impact of arthroscopic shoulder labral repair without shoulder instability on career longevity, game use, and performance in National Hockey League (NHL) athletes. Methods: A retrospective review of all NHL players who underwent arthroscopic shoulder labral repair from 2004 to 2020 was performed. A 2:1 matched control group was used for comparison. Controls were matched by age, body mass index, position, and experience prior to the index year. Demographic characteristics, game use, and performance metrics were collected for all athletes. Statistical analysis examined game use and performance both at 1-year and 3-year follow-up compared with one season before injury. Results: Twenty-nine players who underwent arthroscopic shoulder labral surgery returned to play (100%) and were matched with 55 control players. The operative cohort experienced shorter careers compared with controls (4.4 ± 3.1 vs 6.0 ± 3.6 seasons, Conclusions: Following return to play after arthroscopic shoulder labral repair, NHL players demonstrated reduced career longevity compared with healthy controls. Players exhibited significant reductions in game use and performance at one season after injury but returned closer to baseline after 3 seasons. Level of Evidence: Level III; retrospective case control.
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