Low return to play and performance in national football league athletes after Achilles tendon rupture: A systematic review

Table 5 Return to play and player performance following acute Achilles tendon rupture

Ref.	Number of players	Number of Achilles	Number of RTP	Mean time RTP (months)	Participation statistics following AATR	Player performance following AATR
Chopra et al[14], 2023	5	10	5	9.3	n/r	n/r
Krill et al[9], 2017	44	44	n/r	n/r	n/r	n/r
Parekh et al[8], 2009	28	31	18	11	11.7 games/season before AATR, 6.7 games/season post AATR	Decreased Power-rankings of 83.0% for RBs, 77.0% for WRs, 73.0% for TEs and 50.0% for quarterbacks
Yang et al[10], 2019	80	80	51	11.9	10.9 games played in 1st season following AATR	n/r
Bi et al[4], 2023	52	52	n/r	n/r	n/r	n/r
Ready et al[11], 2021	101	101	59	n/r	n/r	n/r
McCullough et al[7], 2014	9	9	7	8.9	n/r	n/r
Jack et al[6], 2017	95	98	71	11.2	12.6 games/season, 2.7 seasons, 28.1% playing in national football league 3-years post AATR	n/r
Krill et al[15], 2018	98	109	n/r	n/r	n/r	n/r
Trofa et al[5], 2017	21	21	14	n/r	15 games in the season before AATR, 12.9 games in the 1st season following AATR	SAV pre-AATR: 8.7, SAV post-AATR: 5.6
Mai et al[13], 2016	80	80	58	12.3	1.6 seasons, 27.3 games played	n/r
Barton et al[12], 2023	63	63	36	12	n/r	WR/TE yards/catch pre/post AATR: 11.4/9.9, WR/TE receptions/game pre/post AATR: 2.6/2.3, WR/TE TDs/season pre/post AATR: 2.8/3.6, RB yards/rush pre/post AATR: 4.3/2.4, RB rushes/game pre/post AATR: 13/3.5, RB rushing TDs/season pre/post AATR: 3.8/1, DB/LB tackles pre/post AATR: 64.5/51.1, tackle for loss pre/post AATR: 4.8/3.3, DB/LB sacks pre/post AATR: 2/1.8, DB/LB passes defended pre/post AATR: 5/2.8, DB/LB interceptions pre/post AATR: 1.3/0.8, DB/LB fumbles pre/post AATR: 1.4/0.8, DB/LB defensive TD pre/post AATR: 0.3/0.2

AATR: Acute Achilles tendon rupture; DB: Defensive back; LB: Linebacker; n/r: Not recorded; RBs: Running backs; RTP: Return to play; SAV: Simple ankle value; TD: Touch down; TEs: Tight ends; WRs: Wide receivers.