Decreased Performance and Return to Play Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in National Football League Wide Receivers

PURPOSE: To identify the time to return to play (RTP) and evaluate the performance level in wide receivers in the National Football League following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. METHODS: A total of 29 wide receivers in the National Football League who underwent ACL reconstruction...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Burgess, Colin J., Stapleton, Erik, Choy, Kenneth, Iturriaga, Cesar, Cohn, Randy M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8129483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34027455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asmr.2020.10.012
_version_ 1783694299127349248
author Burgess, Colin J.
Stapleton, Erik
Choy, Kenneth
Iturriaga, Cesar
Cohn, Randy M.
author_facet Burgess, Colin J.
Stapleton, Erik
Choy, Kenneth
Iturriaga, Cesar
Cohn, Randy M.
author_sort Burgess, Colin J.
collection PubMed
description PURPOSE: To identify the time to return to play (RTP) and evaluate the performance level in wide receivers in the National Football League following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. METHODS: A total of 29 wide receivers in the National Football League who underwent ACL reconstruction between 2013 and 2017 who met inclusion criteria were retrospectively identified and reviewed. For each player, a matched control with similar demographics was identified to compare various in-game performance measurements and seasons played. RESULTS: Of the wide receivers that met the inclusion criteria, 9 of 29 (31%) did not RTP in a regular season game following ACL reconstruction. For players who did RTP, 20 of 29 (69%), the average time was 10.9 months (331.4 ± 41.6 days). When we compared the tear group with the matched control cohort, players with ACL tears ended their careers on an average of 1.9 seasons earlier (2.2 vs 4.1 seasons, P < .001) and also played less than half the number of games (25.5 vs 56.6 games, P = .001), respectively. Those that RTP also saw decreased performance statistics in targets (353.6 vs 125.2 P < .001), receptions (208.0 vs 74.4, P = .001), receiving yards (2691.0 vs 987.9, P = .001), and touchdowns (17.4 vs 6.2, P = .002). CONCLUSIONS: Sixty-nine percent of wide receivers who underwent ACL reconstruction were able to RTP at an average of 10.9 months, or 331.4 days. Despite the majority of players being able to RTP, there was a significant decrease in both statistical performance and career duration. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, case-control study.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-8129483
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2021
publisher Elsevier
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-81294832021-05-21 Decreased Performance and Return to Play Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in National Football League Wide Receivers Burgess, Colin J. Stapleton, Erik Choy, Kenneth Iturriaga, Cesar Cohn, Randy M. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil Original Article PURPOSE: To identify the time to return to play (RTP) and evaluate the performance level in wide receivers in the National Football League following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. METHODS: A total of 29 wide receivers in the National Football League who underwent ACL reconstruction between 2013 and 2017 who met inclusion criteria were retrospectively identified and reviewed. For each player, a matched control with similar demographics was identified to compare various in-game performance measurements and seasons played. RESULTS: Of the wide receivers that met the inclusion criteria, 9 of 29 (31%) did not RTP in a regular season game following ACL reconstruction. For players who did RTP, 20 of 29 (69%), the average time was 10.9 months (331.4 ± 41.6 days). When we compared the tear group with the matched control cohort, players with ACL tears ended their careers on an average of 1.9 seasons earlier (2.2 vs 4.1 seasons, P < .001) and also played less than half the number of games (25.5 vs 56.6 games, P = .001), respectively. Those that RTP also saw decreased performance statistics in targets (353.6 vs 125.2 P < .001), receptions (208.0 vs 74.4, P = .001), receiving yards (2691.0 vs 987.9, P = .001), and touchdowns (17.4 vs 6.2, P = .002). CONCLUSIONS: Sixty-nine percent of wide receivers who underwent ACL reconstruction were able to RTP at an average of 10.9 months, or 331.4 days. Despite the majority of players being able to RTP, there was a significant decrease in both statistical performance and career duration. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, case-control study. Elsevier 2021-02-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8129483/ /pubmed/34027455 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asmr.2020.10.012 Text en © 2020 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
spellingShingle Original Article
Burgess, Colin J.
Stapleton, Erik
Choy, Kenneth
Iturriaga, Cesar
Cohn, Randy M.
Decreased Performance and Return to Play Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in National Football League Wide Receivers
title Decreased Performance and Return to Play Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in National Football League Wide Receivers
title_full Decreased Performance and Return to Play Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in National Football League Wide Receivers
title_fullStr Decreased Performance and Return to Play Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in National Football League Wide Receivers
title_full_unstemmed Decreased Performance and Return to Play Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in National Football League Wide Receivers
title_short Decreased Performance and Return to Play Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in National Football League Wide Receivers
title_sort decreased performance and return to play following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in national football league wide receivers
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8129483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34027455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asmr.2020.10.012
work_keys_str_mv AT burgesscolinj decreasedperformanceandreturntoplayfollowinganteriorcruciateligamentreconstructioninnationalfootballleaguewidereceivers
AT stapletonerik decreasedperformanceandreturntoplayfollowinganteriorcruciateligamentreconstructioninnationalfootballleaguewidereceivers
AT choykenneth decreasedperformanceandreturntoplayfollowinganteriorcruciateligamentreconstructioninnationalfootballleaguewidereceivers
AT iturriagacesar decreasedperformanceandreturntoplayfollowinganteriorcruciateligamentreconstructioninnationalfootballleaguewidereceivers
AT cohnrandym decreasedperformanceandreturntoplayfollowinganteriorcruciateligamentreconstructioninnationalfootballleaguewidereceivers