2009
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508330150
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Results and Performance after Microfracture in National Basketball Association Athletes

Abstract: Players undergoing microfracture for knee chondral injuries are at risk for not returning to the National Basketball Association postoperatively. With the exception of points per game, athletes returning exhibited similar performance postoperatively compared with matched controls.

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“…The pioneer of microfracture (Steadman) has successfully utilized microfracture in degenerative arthritis (Miller, Steadman et al 2004). Although microfracture has been used in high-performance athletes (NFL) with excellent outcomes and return-toplay (Steadman, Miller et al 2003), other studies have shown less success in highperformance professional athletes, with low rates of return-to-sport and decreased performance if able to return (Cerynik, Lewullis et al 2009;Namdari, Baldwin et al 2009). Outcomes of microfracture are mixed.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The pioneer of microfracture (Steadman) has successfully utilized microfracture in degenerative arthritis (Miller, Steadman et al 2004). Although microfracture has been used in high-performance athletes (NFL) with excellent outcomes and return-toplay (Steadman, Miller et al 2003), other studies have shown less success in highperformance professional athletes, with low rates of return-to-sport and decreased performance if able to return (Cerynik, Lewullis et al 2009;Namdari, Baldwin et al 2009). Outcomes of microfracture are mixed.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The limitations include the use of publicly available data, although this has been the source of data in numerous high level studies [7,11,[23][24][25][26], as well as lack of control for confounding factors. The study also did not evaluate all hitting parameter including singles, doubles, triples, strikeouts, etc.…”
Section: Limitationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A couple of level III studies have reported reasonable results with microfracture in basketball players, with 67-79 % return to play by 25-30 weeks [ 15 , 16 ]. Athletes were 8.2 times less likely to get back to the NBA than controls and those who did return to play had signifi cantly worse performance than prior to their surgery [ 16 ]. Only 58 % were able to play at least one more season, and 76 % of those were on injured reserve at least once during that season [ 15 ].…”
Section: Microfracturementioning
confidence: 99%