Francisco José Sobrino, Crótida de la Cuadra, Pedro Guillén
BACKGROUND: Despite overuse injuries being previously described as the most frequent in ballet, there are no studies on professional dancers providing the specific clinical diagnoses or type of injury based on the discipline. HYPOTHESIS: Overuse injuries are the most frequent injuries in ballet, with differences in the type and frequency of injuries based on discipline. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study performed between January 1, 2005, and October 10, 2010, on injuries occurring in professional dancers from leading Spanish dance companies who practiced disciplines such as classical, neoclassical, contemporary, and Spanish ballet...
June 2015: Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine