Performance and Return to Sport After Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Fractures in the National Hockey League

• Main Authors: Matthew J. Gotlin, M.D (Author), Shobhit V. Minhas, M.D (Author), Daniel B. Buchalter, M.D (Author), Oren I. Feder, M.D (Author), Michael J. Alaia, M.D (Author), Laith M. Jazrawi, M.D (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: To examine finger, thumb, hand, wrist, and forearm fractures in the National Hockey League (NHL) and determine: (1) basic demographic data, (2) return to sport (RTS) rates, (3) performance after RTS, and (4) the difference in RTS between players treated operatively versus conservatively. Me...