A recent study examined return-to-play rates and performance outcomes after different orthopaedic procedures in National Basketball
The return to play rates were highest in patients with hand/wrist fractures (98.1%) and lowest for those with Achilles tears (70.8%). Interestingly, age 30 and older and body mass index ≥27 kg/m2 were predictors of not returning to play. Players undergoing Achilles tendon repair and arthroscopic knee surgery had a significantly greater drop in postoperative performance outcomes at the 1- and 3-year time points and had shorter career lengths compared with the other procedures.
Source: American Journal of Sports Medicine, Published online January 22, 2016