Gamboa et al.1717 Gamboa JM, Roberts LA, Maring J, Fergus A. Injury patterns in elite preprofessional ballet dancers and the utility of screening programs to identify risk characteristics. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2008;38(3):126-36.
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204 |
Classic ballet |
53% of injuries were on foot or ankle, 21.60% on hip, 16.10% on knee and 9.40% on back. Injured dancers with higher history of back pain, right foot pronation, insufficient plantar flexion of right ankle and less strength on extremities as compared to non-injured dancers. |
Noon et al.1616 Noon M, Hoch AZ, McNamara L, Schimke J. Injury patterns in female Irish dancers. PMR. 2010;2(11):1030-4.
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69 |
Irish dance |
217 injuries, being the most frequent (29.90%) stress fracture, followed by patellofe-moral syndrome, severe conditions, ankle sprain, posterior tibial tendinitis and plantar fascitis, but also with lumbosacral and pelvic injuries. |
Air e Rietveld2121 Air ME, Rietveld AB. Freiberg's disease as a rare cause of limited and painful relevé in dancers. J Dance Med Sci. 2010;14(1):32-6.
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1 |
Classic ballet |
Report of a successful surgical procedure on Freiberg’s disease, also called “osteonecrosis of the second metatarsal head”. This disease is characterized by pain, hypersensitivity, edema and movement limitation in the metatarsal joint. |
Kulig, Fietzer & Popovich1414 Kulig K, Fietzer AL, Popovich JM. Ground reaction forces and knee mechanics in the weight acceptance phase of a dance leap take-off and landing. J Sports Sci. 2011;29(2):125-31.
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12 |
Classic ballet |
“Saut de chat” landing poses more risk to patellar injuries than impulse movement to take off. |
Leanderson et al.1515 Leanderson C, Leandrson J, Wykman A, Strender LE, Johansson SE, Sundquist K. Musculoskeletal injuries in young ballet dancers. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2011;19(9):1531-5.
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476 |
Classic ballet |
Most injuries caused by repetitive movements and overtraining, being 76% on lower limbs. Most frequent types are ankle sprains and tendinitis. |
Smith2222 Smith TR. Management of dancers with symptomatic accessory navicular: 2 case reports. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2012;42(5):465-73.
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2 |
Classic ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary dance, step dancing |
Report of two cases of “symptomatic accessory navicular -an extra bone located close to navicular bone, which may lead to increased and painful volume on inner foot”. Case 1 - surgical procedure; Case 2 - pain management, cryotherapy, strengthening of trunk and lower limbs, exercises for movement amplitude, balance and proprioception, training with intervals and guided progression to return to dance. Both were effective. So, it is possible to treat the problem without necessarily going through a surgical procedure. |
Jenkins, Wyon & Nevill1818 Jenkins JB, Wyon M, Nevill A. Can turnout measurements be used to predict physiotherapist-reported injury rates in dancers? Med Probl Perform Art. 2013;28(4):230-5.
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47 |
Contemporary dance |
There is increased risk of up to 9% of having two or more injuries when dancers use tricks to compensate external hip rotation deficits. |
Steinberg et al.1919 Steinberg N, Hershkovitz I, Peleg S, Dar G, Masharawi Y, Zeev A, et al. Morphological characteristics of the young scoliotic dancer. Phys Ther Sport. 2013;14(4):213-20.
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23.80% had scoliosis. Dancers with scoliosis had more anatomic abnormalities -genu varus (knees apart and feet approach forming an internal angle opening) and halux valgus (bunion) and had also more back injuries than the group without scoliosis. |
Cahalan & O'Sullivan2020 Cahalan R, O'Sullivan K. Injury in professional Irish dancers. J Dance Med Sci. 2013;17(4):150-8.
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178 |
Irish dance |
137(76.70%) had history of foot and ankle injury. Major causes of such injuries were: accidents, fatigue, repetitive movements (older dancers reported more loss of performance due to injuries) and insecurity phases. |
Beasley et al.1313 Beasley MA, Stracciolini A, Tyson KD, Stein CJ. Knee injury patterns in young Irish dancers. Med Probl Perform Art. 2014;29(2):70-3.
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67 |
Irish dance |
86 injuries, 90.70% on knee, related to overtraining. Among injuries: patellofemoral syndrome, patellar hypermobility and patellar subluxation. |