Return to Sport and Performance After Microfracture in the Knees of National Basketball Association Players | Zendy

Joshua D. Harris | Zendy; David M. Walton | Zendy; Brandon J. Erickson | Zendy; Nikhil N. Verma | Zendy; Geoffrey D. Abrams | Zendy; Charles A. BushJoseph | Zendy; Bernard R. Bach | Zendy; Brian J. Cole | Zendy

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Return to Sport and Performance After Microfracture in the Knees of National Basketball Association Players

Author(s) -

Joshua D. Harris,

David M. Walton,

Brandon J. Erickson,

Nikhil N. Verma,

Geoffrey D. Abrams,

Charles A. BushJoseph,

Bernard R. Bach,

Brian J. Cole

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

orthopaedic journal of sports medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.329

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2325-9671

DOI - 10.1177/2325967113512759

Subject(s) - basketball , medicine , league , athletes , body mass index , physical therapy , significant difference , team sport , demography , physics , archaeology , astronomy , sociology , history

Eighty-three percent of NBA players undergoing microfracture returned to professional basketball. Career length was not significantly different between players undergoing microfracture and controls. However, following microfracture, players competed in fewer games per season with fewer points and steals.

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