@article{ref1,
title="The association between body-built and injury occurrence in pre-professional ballet dancers - separated analysis for the injured body-locations",
journal="International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health",
year="2017",
author="Zaletel, Petra and Sekulic, Damir and Zenic, Natasa and Esco, Michael R. and Sajber, Dorica and Kondric, Miran",
volume="30",
number="1",
pages="151-159",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: This study has aimed at identifying prevalence of injury-occurrence in 24 pre-professional-ballet-dancers (females, 16-18 years of age), and identifying the associations between the body-built and prevalence of injuries. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The sample of variables included: body mass, body height, and 3 somatotype characteristics (mesomorph, ectomorph and endomorph) and data on injuries over the preceding year. <br><br>RESULTS: Dancers were mostly ectomorphic-mesomorph (endomorphy: 2.6±0.54, mesomorphy: 3.99±0.77, ectomorphy: 3.23±0.54). The most commonly injured locations were the foot (17% of all injuries) and ankle (17%). Majority of the injuries occurred while practising but 37% of hip-injuries occurred while performing. Ankle-injuries resulted in longest absence from ballet. Endomorphy was related to ankle-injury (odds ratio (OR) = 1.9, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.4-2.3), ectomorphy to foot injury (OR = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.1-2.9), and body-mass to injury to the toes (OR = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.4-3.1). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study allow for recognizing those dancers who are particularly vulnerable to injuries of certain body location. A more profound analysis of the possible mechanisms that lead to hip-injury during performance is needed. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(1):151-159.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1232-1087",
doi="10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00818",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00818"
}