Return to Play and Performance Outcomes After Extensor Mechanism Ruptures in National Football League Athletes.

Orthop J Sports Med · 2025 · PMC12102537 · PMID 40416996

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We did observe a near-significant decrease in the number of game starts for all athletes at 2 years after injury compared with before (median of 8 starts after injury versus 13.5 before; P = .06), despite similar numbers of games played (15 games after injury versus 15 before; P = .38) and snaps played (613.6 snaps after injury versus 637.3 snaps before; P = .91).

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