Population
625 players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from the 2017-18 to 2020-2021 season
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4 seasons (2017-18 to 2020-21)
Authors
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Should not yet change load-management or return-to-play practice; leaves open whether schedule density or unmeasured factors drive the rise.
There has been an increasing trend in unique injuries and missed games in the NBA from 2017 to 2021, with lower body and tendon/ligament injuries being the most prevalent.
Torres-Ronda et al. (2022) studied this question.