Newswise — New England Patriots Rob Gronkowski recently announced that he will be undergoing back surgery on Friday after a tackle at last Sunday's game against the New York Jets. After further assessment by physicians, Gronkowski was diagnosed with a herniated disk. While reports are saying the injury is not serious, this will be Gronkowski's third back surgery since 2009.
Wellington Hsu, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon at the Center for Comprehensive Orthopaedic and Spine Care at Northwestern Memorial Hospital has extensive experience in looking at clinical outcomes in elite professional athletes after spine injury. Most recently, he's the coauthor of the The Effect of Common Orthopaedic Procedures on Football Careers in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. This study examines impact of common orthopaedic procedures in football players by creating the NFL Orthopaedic Surgery Outcomes Database (NO-SOD), a comprehensive injury database that compares return-to-play rates (RTP) and performance-based outcomes in NFL players who had orthopaedic surgery.
Wellington Hsu MD: http://www.nwspine.org/, The Effect of Common Orthopaedic Procedures on Football Careers: http://www.news.nm.org/nfl-playersrsquo-careers-most-affected-by-surgery-to-patellar-tendon-achilles-tendon-and-acl.htmlCenter for Comprehensive Orthopaedic and Spine Care: https://www.nm.org/conditions-and-care-areas/orthopaedicsNorthwestern Memorial Hospital: https://www.nm.org/
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