Hips on Point

Reider, Bruce

doi:10.1177/0363546515621890

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“…In women, there is a higher rate of acetabular dysplasia and elevated Beighton scores, permitting turnout. 33,34 Therefore, limb alignment may play a role in the risk for stress fracture. A recent systematic review found that elite ballet dancers had higher rates of lower extremity injury from pelvic malalignment, whereas recreational dancers had higher rates of lower extremity injury associated with poor spine alignment and increased hip range of motion.…”

Section: Risk Factors For Stress Injurymentioning

confidence: 99%

Management of Stress Fractures in Ballet

Jotwani

Aflatooni

Barter

et al. 2022

J Am Acad Orthop Surg

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Stress fractures are highly prevalent in ballet dancers and lead to notable time loss from dancing. Nutritional status, body composition, bone mineral density, and rate of increase in activity are among the components that influence risk for stress fractures. Proper evaluation and management of stress fractures is essential including a review of the causative factors involved in each stress injury. The purpose of this article was to summarize current evidence for risk factors involved in dancers' stress fractures to optimize prevention and treatment. Identified associated factors include low energy availability, low bone mineral density, low fat body composition, abnormal lower extremity biomechanics, genetic factors, and high training loads. Ballet dancers participate in rigorous training and conditioning to achieve seemingly effortless, powerful, aesthetic artistic movements. Caring for these performing artists requires attention to their unique injuries and the remarkable volume of activity undertaken in classes, rehearsals, and performances. Stress-related bone injuries are challenging for both dancers and professional companies because treatment often includes prolonged rest from participation. An understanding of the multifactorial, multisystem nature of these injuries is required to properly diagnose, treat, and prevent the spectrum of these injuries. This review summarizes the current best evidence in dance medicine epidemiology, risk factors, and evaluation and provides a stress fracture management and prevention protocol used in elite ballet. Epidemiology of Stress-related Bone Injury in BalletStress fractures may occur secondary to one of the three mechanisms: (1) abnormal stress on normal bone, (2) normal stress on abnormal bone, or (3) abnormal stress on abnormal bone. Ballet dancers may be especially susceptible to the latter. 1 Recent evidence has described a greater incidence of stress injuries in younger, female dancers. [2][3][4][5] In a systematic review by Smith et al, 2 amateur male and female dancers sustained 0.99 and 1.09 injuries for every 1,000 dance hours, respectively, whereas professional male and female dancers sustained a total of 1.06 and 1.46 injuries, respectively, during the same period. In professional female dancers, 64% of injuries were related to

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Section: Risk Factors For Stress Injurymentioning

confidence: 99%