Return to Play and Performance After Jones Fracture in National Basketball Association Athletes

Begly, John P.; Guss, Michael S.; Ramme, Austin J.; Karia, Raj; Meislin, Robert J.

doi:10.1177/1941738115621011

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“…Fifth metatarsal fractures, which have been previously reported in NBA 2 and NFL 5 , 14 athletes, were the most common injury requiring operative fixation in this study, followed by navicular fractures. Compared with athletes who sustained fifth metatarsal fractures, those with navicular fractures were older and had a greater number of years of professional experience ( P < 0.04).…”

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Risk Factors for Reoperation and Performance-Based Outcomes After Operative Fixation of Foot Fractures in the Professional Athlete: A Cross-Sport Analysis

Singh

Larkin

Kadakia

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Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach

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Background:Professional athletes are predisposed to fractures of the foot due to large stresses placed on the lower extremity. These players are concerned with efficiently returning to play at a high level. Return-to-play rates after operative treatment have been previously reported, yet performance outcomes after such treatment are generally unknown in this population.Hypothesis:Overall, professional athletes sustaining a foot fracture would return to play at high rates with little impact on postoperative performance or league participation. However, National Football League (NFL) athletes would have a significantly greater decline in performance due to the high-impact nature of the sport.Study Design:Case series.Level of Evidence:Level 4.Methods:Athletes in the National Basketball League (NBA), NFL, Major League Baseball (MLB), and National Hockey League (NHL) undergoing operative fixation of a foot fracture were identified through a well-established protocol confirmed by multiple sources of the public record. Return-to-play rate and time to return were collected for each sport. League participation and game performance data were collected before and after surgery. Statistical analysis was performed, with significance accepted as P ≤ 0.05.Results:A total of 77 players undergoing 84 procedures met the inclusion criteria. Overall, 98.7% (76/77) of players were able to return to play, with a median time to return across all sports of 137 days. Players returned to preoperative performance levels within 1 season of surgery. Six players (7.8%) sustained refracture requiring reoperation, all of whom were in the NBA. Percentage of games started during the season after primary operative treatment was a predictive factor for reinjury (99% vs 40%, P = 0.001).Conclusion:Athletes returned to play at a high rate after foot fracture fixation, with excellent postoperative performance levels, regardless of sport and fracture location. NBA athletes sustaining fifth metatarsal and navicular fractures are at greater risk of reinjury compared with other athletes. Returning to high levels of athletic participation soon after surgery may predispose athletes to refracture and subsequent reoperation.Clinical Relevance:Players, coaches, and team physicians should be aware of the impact of foot fractures on career performance and longevity to best guide therapy.

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“…While some clinical studies have reported return-to-play rates after operative treatment of Jones fractures in professional athletes, 2 , 5 , 14 performance-based outcomes in this population are generally unknown. Furthermore, less is known about the fate of other foot fractures, such as the navicular fracture, despite their high incidence.…”

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Risk Factors for Reoperation and Performance-Based Outcomes After Operative Fixation of Foot Fractures in the Professional Athlete: A Cross-Sport Analysis

Singh

Larkin

Kadakia

et al. 2017

Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach

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“…We obtained injury data for NBA players from Pro Sports Transactions (http://www. prosportstransactions.com), which has been used in prior research to identify player injuries in the NBA (Begly, Guss, Ramme, Karia, & Meislin, 2016;Guss et al, 2016;Leeds, Leeds, & Motomura, 2015). The data are comprehensive in listing the date a player was injured but less comprehensive in listing the date a player recovered from injury.…”

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Dancing with the stars: Benefits of a star employee’s temporary absence for organizational performance

Chen

Garg

2018

Strategic Management Journal

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Research Summary: While research has focused primarily on stars as individual contributors, we examine organizational situations where stars must work closely with non‐stars. We argue that, in such situations, building teamwork around a star is an exercise in learning under complexity. In response, organizations prioritize interactions involving the star to simplify learning. This simplification, however, creates organizational myopia. We claim that a star’s temporary absence helps the organization overcome myopia by triggering a search for new routines. When he returns, the organization may combine these new routines with pre‐absence routines to improve teamwork and performance. We exploit injuries to star players in the National Basketball Association as an exogenous shock and find that on average, teams perform better after a star’s return than before his absence. Managerial Summary: This study examines the effect of the temporary absence of a star employee on organizational performance. We find evidence that a star employee’s temporary absence helps the organization overcome an over‐reliance on the star and improve teamwork. Improved teamwork, in turn, enables the organization to perform better upon the star’s return than it did prior to his absence. This result suggests that organizations might want to revisit the tendency to view stars as too valuable to lose, even for a short time. In particular, organizations may want to pull stars from ongoing projects and encourage them to attend professional development programs. A star’s temporary absence and return from such a program improves not only the star’s skills but also the organization’s teamwork.

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“…In a recent retrospective study of professional athletes, 85% of basketball players were able to return to preinjury level of function. In this study, 92% of the patients were treated operatively, 12% required reoperation, and 19% had a recurrent injury [31]. National Football League (NFL) players are also at risk for sustaining a Jones fracture due to the repetitive strain placed on the fifth metatarsal.…”

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Zone II and III fifth metatarsal fractures in athletes

Anderson

2017

Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med

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Return to Play and Performance After Jones Fracture in National Basketball Association Athletes

Cited by 46 publications

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Risk Factors for Reoperation and Performance-Based Outcomes After Operative Fixation of Foot Fractures in the Professional Athlete: A Cross-Sport Analysis

Risk Factors for Reoperation and Performance-Based Outcomes After Operative Fixation of Foot Fractures in the Professional Athlete: A Cross-Sport Analysis

Dancing with the stars: Benefits of a star employee’s temporary absence for organizational performance

Zone II and III fifth metatarsal fractures in athletes

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