Effect of Achilles Tendon Rupture on Player Performance and Longevity in Women's National Basketball Association Players.

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Joseph S TramerKelechi R Okoroha

Abstract

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) players have a greater incidence of lower extremity injury compared with male players, yet no data exist on functional outcomes after Achilles tendon rupture (ATR). To evaluate the effect of Achilles tendon repair on game utilization, player performance, and career longevity in WNBA athletes. Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. WNBA players from 1997 to 2019 with a history of ATR (n = 12) were matched 1:2 to a healthy control group. Player characteristics, game utilization, and in-game performance data were collected for each athlete, from which the player efficiency rating (PER) was calculated. Statistical analysis was performed comparing postinjury data to preinjury baseline as well as cumulative career data. Changes at each time point relative to the preinjury baseline were also compared between groups. Of the 12 players with ATR, 10 (83.3%) returned to play at the WNBA level at a mean (±SD) of 12.5 ± 3.3 months. Four players participated in only 1 WNBA season after injury. There were no differences in characteristics between the 10 players who returned to play after injury and the control group. After return to play, the WNBA players demonstrated a significant decrease in game ...Continue Reading

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