Acetabular Labral Tear Secondary to Repeated Lateral "Grand Écart" Split Exercises in an Adolescent Ballet Dancer: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Abstract

Due to frequent movements involving extreme hip amplitudes, ballet dancers often present with hip pain and chondrolabral lesions as seen in femoroacetabular impingement. The lesions appear even with normal anatomy. Diagnosis is often delayed, and treatment is challenging, especially in skeletally immature patients. This study reports the case of an adolescent ballet dancer suffering from a large symptomatic labral tear. The literature has also been reviewed for context regarding the pathophysiology and current therapeutic management of these injuries.