Incidence of Knee Cartilage Pathology on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Correlation to Clinical Symptoms and Orthopaedic History Among Players at the National Basketball Association Draft Combine
The incidence of pathology identified on knee MRI scans in players at the NBA Draft Combine without clinical symptoms was high, in line with the hypothesis. Little correlation was found between the objective imaging findings and subjective pain, function, and orthopaedic injury history. Clinicians treating high-level athletes should focus on treating clinically significant findings and be cautious about treating pathology found on imaging that may not explain or correlate with symptoms. It remains critical to study the natural history of imaging findings in these athletes to better ascertain the ultimate effect of sport and physiologic load on disease progression.
Authors
- Sachin Allahabadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1185-3039)
- Zeeshan A. Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9415-4638)
- Peter Meisel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0243-2435)
- Jorge A. Chahla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9194-1150)
- Asheesh Bedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8926-7139)
- Brian J. Cole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4006-2113)
- Imran M. Omar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5506-013X)
- John P. DiFiori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6089-1162)
- Hollis G. Potter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9111-6388)
- Joshua M. Polster
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- Houston Methodist (US)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Cleveland Foundation (US)
- National Wheelchair Basketball Association (US)
- Methodist Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465251381362
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00