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Our objective was to determine the rate of return to play and performance impact among NHL players who undergo surgical repair of Achilles tendon tears.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>NHL players who sustained an Achilles tendon rupture between 2001 and 2021 were identified using a publicly available injury database. Demographic and outcome data were collected for the 1-year period preceding and the 2-year period following surgery. Our primary outcome was expected wins above replacement per 60\u2009minutes played. A position, draft year, and index season performance matched cohort was created. Pre- and postinjury outcomes were compared between cases and controls with a paired t test.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We identified 15 cases (9 forwards, 5 defencemen, 1 goaltender). Fourteen of 15 (93%) players returned to play. Preinjury, postinjury year 1, and postinjury year 2 expected wins above replacement were 0.05, 0.05, 0.05 respectively ( P\u2009&gt;\u2009.05). There was no significant difference in performance between cases and controls at any time point.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Achilles tendon tears are associated with a high rate of return to play in the NHL and are not associated with a significant change in offensive, defensive, or overall performance-based metrics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Level III, case-control study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/24730114241300153","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,29]],"date-time":"2024-11-29T07:18:54Z","timestamp":1732864734000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Achilles Tendon Ruptures in National Hockey League Players: Return to Sport and Performance Impact"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9232-5544","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Emmitt","family":"Hayes","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bradley","family":"Meulenkamp","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bogdan","family":"Matache","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"Pickell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-24730114241300153","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/23259671211052069"},{"key":"bibr2-24730114241300153","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1527002519897962"},{"key":"bibr3-24730114241300153","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.asmr.2021.11.022"},{"key":"bibr4-24730114241300153","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jsams.2022.10.005"},{"key":"bibr5-24730114241300153","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjsem-2022-001419"},{"key":"bibr6-24730114241300153","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/2325967114548831"},{"key":"bibr7-24730114241300153","unstructured":"Eser A. 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