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Performance Outcomes After Repair of Complete Achilles Tendon Ruptures in National Basketball Association Players

Nirav H. Amin, Andrew Old, Loni Philip Tabb, Rohit N. Garg, Nader Toossi, Douglas L. Cerynik

The American Journal of Sports Medicine · 2013 · 179 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

The NBA players who returned to play after repair of complete Achilles tendon ruptures showed a significant decrease in playing time and performance. Thirty-nine percent of players never returned to play.

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