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. 2023 May 17;16(7):295–305. doi: 10.1007/s12178-023-09838-y

Table 2.

Operative treatment outcomes

Sport Return to play % Average time to RTP Recurrent instability Study
High school 72% NR 6.3% Shanley [35]
NCAA 90% NR 3% Dickens [42]
NCAA football 85.4% NR 10.3% Robins [53]
NFL 92% (overall) 39.3 wks 26.1% Okoroha [48]
NFL 89% 36.6 wks 27% Khalil [47]
NBA 100% 18.7 wks 8% Lu [49]
NHL 98.5% (overall) 23.3 games 0% Swindell [50]

Table 2 demonstrates high rates of return to play similar to non-operative treatment with slower return to play timeframe and lower rates of recurrent instability