scholarly journals Athletic Performance in the National Basketball Association Following Arthroscopic Debridement of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (10) ◽  
pp. e82-e83
Author(s):  
Richard D. Ferkel ◽  
Christopher Lee Sheu
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Performance ◽  
National Basketball Association ◽  
Osteochondral Lesions ◽  
Arthroscopic Debridement

scholarly journals Athletic Performance in the National Basketball Association After Arthroscopic Debridement of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 232596712097020
Author(s):  
Christopher Sheu ◽  
Richard D. Ferkel
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Performance ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
National Basketball Association ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Osteochondral Lesions ◽  
Arthroscopic Debridement ◽  
Performance Factors ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Significant Change

Background: Use of marrow-stimulating techniques to treat osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLTs) in National Basketball Association (NBA) players is controversial. Hypothesis: NBA players will be able to return to preinjury playing status after treatment of OLTs by arthroscopic debridement alone without marrow-stimulating techniques. Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: Between the 2000 and 2015 seasons, 10 NBA players were treated with arthroscopic debridement of an OLT. The following performance outcomes were compared pre- and postoperatively: seasons played, games played, games started, minutes per game, points per game, field goals, 3-point shots, rebounds, assists, double doubles, triple doubles, steals, blocks, turnovers, personal fouls, assists per turnovers, steals per turnovers, NBA rating, scoring efficiency, and shooting efficiency. In addition, the players were compared with a matched control group using mixed effects regression and Fisher least significant difference modeling. Results: All 10 players returned to play in the NBA after arthroscopic debridement without microfracture or drilling of an OLT. When compared with preoperative performance, postoperative mean points scored, assists made, and steals made increased by 2.86 ( P = .042), 0.61 ( P = .049), and 0.15 ( P = .027), respectively. Only field goal percentage decreased postoperatively when compared with matched controls; however, this normalized by the end of the second season after surgery. There was no statistically significant change in any of the other performance factors when compared with matched controls. All patients returned to basketball during the same season (n = 1) or the following season (n = 9) if the operation was performed off-season. The mean length of career after surgery was 4.1 years, with 5 players still playing in the league at the time of this study. Conclusion: After arthroscopic debridement of an OLT without drilling or microfracture, there was a high rate of return to the NBA, with improved points scored, assists, and steals made after surgery when compared with preoperative performance. There was no statistically significant change in any performance factors when compared with uninjured matched controls. Lesion size did not affect player career length. These data should be used to manage patients’ and teams’ expectations regarding players’ ability to return to elite levels of athletic performance after surgery of an OLT.

The Effects of Playing Multiple High School Sports on National Basketball Association Players’ Propensity for Injury and Athletic Performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 402-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin Rugg ◽  
Adarsh Kadoor ◽  
Brian T. Feeley ◽  
Nirav K. Pandya
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Athletic Performance ◽  
National Basketball Association ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
High School Sports ◽  
Professional Basketball ◽  
School Sports ◽  
Career Length ◽  
Major Injury ◽  
Elite Status

Background: Athletes who specialize in their sport at an early age may be at risk for burnout, overuse injury, and reduced attainment of elite status. Timing of sport specialization has not been studied in elite basketball athletes. Hypothesis: National Basketball Association (NBA) players who played multiple sports during adolescence would be less likely to experience injury and would have higher participation rates in terms of games played and career length compared with single-sport athletes. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: First-round draft picks from 2008 to 2015 in the NBA were included in the study. From publically available records from the internet, the following data were collected for each athlete: participation in high school sports, major injuries sustained in the NBA, percentage of games played in the NBA, and whether the athlete was still active in the NBA. Athletes who participated in sports in addition to basketball during high school were defined as multisport athletes and were compared with athletes who participated only in basketball in high school. Results: Two hundred thirty-seven athletes were included in the study, of which 36 (15%) were multisport athletes and 201 (85%) were single-sport athletes in high school. The multisport cohort played in a statistically significantly greater percentage of total games (78.4% vs 72.8%; P < .001). Participants in the multisport cohort were less likely to sustain a major injury during their career (25% vs 43%, P = .03). Finally, a greater percentage of the multisport athletes were active in the league at time of data acquisition, indicating increased longevity in the NBA (94% vs 81.1%; P = .03). Conclusion: While a minority of professional basketball athletes participated in multiple sports in high school, those who were multisport athletes participated in more games, experienced fewer major injuries, and had longer careers than those who participated in a single sport. Further research is needed to determine the reasons behind these differences.

Athletic Performance after ACL Reconstruction in the Women's National Basketball Association

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surena Namdari ◽  
Kelly Scott ◽  
Andrew Milby ◽  
Keith Baldwin ◽  
Gwo-Chin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Acl Reconstruction ◽  
Athletic Performance ◽  
National Basketball Association ◽  
Women's National Basketball Association

scholarly journals Nontraumatic Osteochondral Lesion of the Talar Head: A Case Report and Description of Operative Technique for Arthroscopic Debridement

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-37
Author(s):  
A Patel ◽  
J Mangwani ◽  
W Al-Jundi ◽  
A Askari ◽  
D Moore
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Operative Technique ◽  
Osteochondral Lesion ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Osteochondral Lesions ◽  
Arthroscopic Debridement ◽  
Talar Dome ◽  
Bone Marrow Stimulation ◽  
Talar Head

ABSTRACT Osteochondral lesions of the talar dome are well described. To our knowledge, there are no published reports of osteochondral lesion of the talar head. We report the case of a 16-year-old girl who presented with a nontraumatic osteochondral lesion of talar head, which was treated with arthroscopic debridement and bone marrow stimulation. At 6-month follow-up, the patient was symptom free and the radiograph showed signs of healing of the lesion. How to cite this article Mangwani J, Patel A, Al-Jundi W, Askari A, Moore D. Nontraumatic Osteochondral Lesion of the Talar Head: A Case Report and Description of Operative Technique for Arthroscopic Debridement. J Foot Ankle Surg (Asia-Pacific) 2014;1(1):34-37.

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