TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Ballet injuries. An analysis of epidemiology and financial outcome
JO  - American journal of sports medicine
A1  - Garrick, J. G.
A1  - Requa, R. K.
SP  - 586
EP  - 590
VL  - 21
IS  - 4
N2  - The financial outcome and epidemiology of ballet dancers' injuries were studied by examining workers' compensation insurance records covering 3 seasons (3 years) of activity for a large professional ballet company. One hundred four dancers sustained 309 injuries that resulted in insurance payouts for medical costs of $398,396. The average cost per injury was $1289. Although only 4.2% of the injuries resulted in medical costs exceeding $5000, these represented 60.0% of the total medical costs. Nine injuries resulted in medical costs in excess of $10,000 each. Overall, there were 2.97 injuries per injured dancer. Twenty-four dancers (23.0% of the injured) sustained 5 or more injuries each and thus were responsible for 51.9% (161) of all injuries. The foot (74 injuries, 23.9%), lumbar spine (71, 23.0%), and ankle (41, 13.3%) were the most frequently injured anatomic regions. The experience of this ballet company is similar to that of a college athletic department or a professional sports team. All could employ similar strategies to reduce injuries and associated costs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-5465
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -