Performance and Return to Sport After Achilles Tendon Repair in National Football League Players

Jack, Robert A.; Sochacki, Kyle R.; Gardner, Stephanie S.; McCulloch, Patrick C.; Lintner, David M.; Cosculluela, Pedro E.; Varner, Kevin E.; Harris, Joshua D.

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“…This is similar to a study by Jack et al in which 64% of NFL players underwent Achilles tendon repair surgery during the off-season training camps 10. Other studies have further supported this finding as significantly more injuries occurred during the first weeks of off-season training camp compared with the final weeks, with the severity of injuries decreasing as the training camp progressed 26 27.…”

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“…Several studies have demonstrated that Achilles tendon injuries are associated with increased BMI 24. A study of the NFL by Jack et al found that defensive linemen, linebackers and offensive linemen, who have the highest BMI among NFL players, had the highest incidence of Achilles tendon repair surgeries 10. Interestingly, the defenders with the most number of Achilles tendon repairs in this study had a lower BMI (23.9±1.0 kg/m 2 ) compared with non-defenders (25.2±2.3 kg/m 2 ).…”

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“…However, recent studies demonstrated that operative management of Achilles tendon tears among National Football League (NFL) players has a negative effect on postoperative performance, return to sport (RTS) and length of career 10. Given the increasing revenue and popularity of the MLS, it is important to understand surgical outcomes in this patient population.…”

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“…Football attracts detailed media attention and public websites can provide robust data 12 13. Data from the public website transfermarkt have been used to assess the return to sport and performance after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries,14 15 fractures16 and femoro-acetabular impingement17 in professional football (soccer) players.…”

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Eighty-two per cent of male professional football (soccer) players return to play at the previous level two seasons after Achilles tendon rupture treated with surgical repair

Grassi¹,

Rossi

D’Hooghe

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ObjectiveTo evaluate the time to return to playing following acute Achilles tendon rupture (ATR) and surgical repair in professional male football (soccer) players.MethodsProfessional male football (soccer) players who sustained an ATR and underwent surgical repair were identified through internet-based injury reports from January 2008 to August 2018. Only League 1 and 2 players with injuries who had at least 1 year of follow-up from the search date were included. Injury history and time to return to play were retrieved from the public platform transfermarkt.com. For athletes who competed for at least two seasons after returning to play, re-ruptures and number of matches played were reported.Results118 athletes (mean age 27.2±7.2 years) were included. 113 (96%) returned to unrestricted practice after a mean of 199±53 days, with faster recovery in players involved in national teams. Return to competition was after a mean of 274±114 days. In the 76 athletes with at least two seasons of follow-up, 14 (18%) did not compete at the pre-injury level during the two seasons following the index injury. Six players (8%) sustained a re-rupture within the first two seasons after return to play; four re-ruptures were in footballers who returned to play <180 days after injury. Age >30 years and re-ruptures had higher odds ratios of not returning to the same level of play.Conclusions96% of professional male football players who underwent surgery to repair an ATR returned to unrestricted practice and then competition after an average time of 7 and 9 months, respectively. However, 18% did not return to the same level of play within the two seasons following their return, with a higher risk in those experiencing a re-rupture.

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“…Amerikan Futbol Ligi'ndeki futbolcularda Aşil tendon cerrahisi sonrası lige dönüş oranı %75'ten az olarak bulunmuştur. [22] Spora dönüşü yürüyüş ve yüklenmedeki biyomekanik değişiklikler sonrası gelişen diz problemleri, karşı taraf Aşil tendinopatisi veya rüptürü (%6) gibi ek kas-iskelet sistemi patolojileri de etkileyebilmektedir. [16,23] Şekil 3.…”

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Aşil tendon rüptür cerrahisi sonrası fonksiyonel rehabilitasyon

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Numanoğlu²

2018

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Performance and Return to Sport After Achilles Tendon Repair in National Football League Players

Abstract: Level III, retrospective comparative series.

Cited by 44 publications

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There is a high return to sport rate but with reduced career lengths after Achilles tendon repair in Major League Soccer players

There is a high return to sport rate but with reduced career lengths after Achilles tendon repair in Major League Soccer players

Eighty-two per cent of male professional football (soccer) players return to play at the previous level two seasons after Achilles tendon rupture treated with surgical repair

Aşil tendon rüptür cerrahisi sonrası fonksiyonel rehabilitasyon

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