ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2025
High Return to Play and Variable Salary Impact After Hip Arthroscopy in National Hockey League Players.
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Abstract
Purpose: To assess the impact of hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) on National Hockey League (NHL) player performance, career length, and salary. Methods: Through a retrospective review, all NHL players who underwent hip arthroscopy for FAIS from 2003 to 2023 were identified from a public online database. A 2:1 matched control cohort was used for comparison. Game use and performance metrics were collected and compared at 1 season and 3 seasons before and after the index season. Game use, performance, and salary were compared between operatively managed players and healthy controls. Performance measures and financial data were recorded. Results: Of the 75 NHL players who underwent hip arthroscopy, 66 (88%) returned to play and were matched to 132 healthy controls. At 1 season after the index season, the operative cohort of NHL players showed a significantly decreased Corsi percentage compared with the year prior (48.4% ± 5.2% vs 50.8% ± 4.2%, Conclusions: After hip arthroscopy for FAIS, 88% of NHL players successfully return to play. Career length was found to be similar between the injured and matched groups. One season after surgery, NHL players showed worse performance compared with their prior season, but this returned to baseline 3 seasons after surgery. Lower-salary players in the injured group showed decreased salaries at 2 seasons after the index season compared with controls, whereas no differences were found in cumulative salaries. Level of Evidence: Level III, retrospective cohort study.
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