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No difference in return to play seen for NFL players who underwent either open or arthroscopic shoulder stabilization

• July 10, 2014

Matthew J.  White No difference in return to play seen for NFL players who underwent either open or arthroscopic shoulder stabilization SEATTLE — The rate of return to play after shoulder stabilization procedures among National Football League players is high, according to research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine that showed no difference in the return rates between players who had either open or arthroscopic repair.Read more PERSPECTIVES from John D. Kelly IV, MD; and Matthew T. Provencher, MD