Study characteristics in elite athlete with operative intervention after Achilles tendon rupture
| Level of evidence | Number of patients | Average age (years) | Time frame | Proportion return-to-play (%) | Uninjured controls? | |
| NBA | ||||||
| Amin (2013)19 | 3 | 12 | 29.7 | 1988 to 2011 | 61 | Yes |
| Minhas (2016)20 | 3 | 13 | 28.4 | 1984 to 2013 | 71 | No |
| Trofa (2017)21 | 3 | 14 | 29.1 | 1988 to 2013 | 68 | Yes |
| Lemme (2019)3 | 4 | 44 | 28.3 | 1969 to 2018 | 80 | No |
| Khalil (2020)22 | 3 | 15 | 28.2 | 1970 to 2019 | 72 | Yes |
| NFL | ||||||
| Trofa (2017)21 | 3 | 14 | 29.4 | 1988 to 2013 | 67 | Yes |
| Jack (2017)23 | 3 | 16 | 28.2 | 1958 to 2016 | 72 | Yes |
| Mai (2016)24 | 4 | 17 | n/a | 2003 to 2013 | 73 | No |
| Yang (2019)25 | 3 | 18 | 26.2 | 2009 to 2014 | 61 | No |
| Parekh (2009)26 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 1997 to 2002 | 68 | No |
| NCAA football | ||||||
| Wise (2020)29 | 3 | 22 | n/a | 2010 to 2016 | 93 | Yes |
| MLB | ||||||
| Trofa (2017)21 | 3 | 14 | 31.3 | 1988 to 2013 | 100 | Yes |
| Saltzman (2017)28 | 3 | 21 | 31.6 | 1876 to 2015 | 62 | Yes |
| Soccer | ||||||
| Trofa (2018)27 | 3 | 22 | 28.2 | 1988 to 2014 | 71 | Yes |
| Grassi (2018)30 | 4 | 23 | 27.2 | 2008 to 2018 | 96 | No |
MLB, Major League Baseball; n/a, not available; NCAA, National Collegiate Athletic Association.