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Many studies have reviewed the impact of Achilles tendon ruptures on return to play (RTP) and performance, but there are no studies on their economic significance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose\/Hypothesis:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to analyze the economic and performance consequences of Achilles tendon ruptures usingthe cost of recovery (COR) for NBA franchises as well as preinjury salary\/career success. It was hypothesized that players with higher preinjury salaries or performance would have an increased COR, higher rates of RTP, and more career success after their injury.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Study Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Descriptive epidemiology study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Publicly available data of NBA players who sustained an Achilles tendon rupture between 1990 and 2023 were analyzed. Data were retrospectively gathered by R software code to include players\u2019 ages, positions, salaries, pre- and postinjury player efficiency rating, time missed after injury, and RTP. Performance impact was measured by advanced statistics: player efficiency rating, Win Shares per 48 Minutes, and Value Over Replacement Player. Two groups of 3 cohorts were created: All-Star, Starter, and Reserve versus group A (&lt;$3,999,999), group B (\u2265$3,999,999 to \u2264$8,999,999), and group C (&gt;$8,999,999). Analysis of variance with post hoc Tukey tests for continuous data and Fisher exact tests for categorical data was used. Significance levels were set at P &lt; .05.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 37 players met the inclusion criteria and played between the years of 1992 through 2019. The mean COR that NBA teams faced was $4 million per player. The cumulative economic loss from Achilles tendon ruptures in the NBA between 1992 and 2019 was $117,578,851. Overall RTP was 78.38%, and 31.03% of players who returned to play were out of the NBA within 3 years. RTP to the highest playing level was highest in group B (45.5%), followed by group A (40%) then group C (12.5%). The COR of All-Star players, Starter players, and Reserve players averaged $5.7 million, $3.4 million, and $3 million, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study investigated the financial and performance implications of Achilles tendon ruptures among NBA athletes. Most players struggled to restore their preinjury performance, except for Reserve players. 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