ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2022
Performance Is Regained Within 2 Seasons After Quadriceps Tendon Tears in National Basketball Association Players.
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- Quadriceps Injuries in Major League Soccer: A 10-Year Analysis of Injury Rate, Return-to-Play, and Performance Metrics.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Characterization of quadriceps muscle injuries in National Basketball Association athletes and effects on player performance following injury.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Recent Trends in Quadriceps Tendon and Patellar Tendon Injuries in the National Football League.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Increased Musculoskeletal Injury Risk Without Impact on Statistical In-Game Performance Within 90 Days From Concussion Among Professional Basketball Athletes.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Athletes With Partial Extensor Mechanism Tears of the Knee Achieve Variable Return-to-Sport Rates Following Operative Versus Nonoperative Management: A Systematic Review.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Review
- Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in National Basketball Association Athletes and Their Effects on Player Performance.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Purpose: To characterize quadriceps tendon injuries over 30 National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons and assess the effects on player performance upon return to play. Methods: Partial and complete quadriceps tendon tears in NBA players between the 1990-1991 and 2021-2022 seasons were queried from a publicly available database. The primary outcomes were changes in player performance statistics obtained from each player's preindex season and first 2 postindex seasons. These interseason changes were compared with the changes of a healthy control cohort. Each injured player was matched with 2 controls using position, career length and win shares by season. The secondary measure of this study was the rate of return to play. Results: Nine quadriceps tendon tears (6 partial, 3 complete) were identified in NBA players. Seven (78%) of the players returned to play in NBA games, missing 50 ± 30 games and 214 ± 112 calendar days on average. Comparisons between these player's preindex and first postindex seasons revealed significant declines in games played (73.2 ± 6.6 vs 41.8 ± 10.8, Conclusion: NBA players with quadriceps tendon tears return to play in 78% of cases. These athletes achieved preinjury levels of performance within 1 to 2 seasons, but with reduced games played per season. Level of Evidence: IV, therapeutic case series.
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