Epidemiology of athletic injuries in classic ballet practitioners

• Main Authors: Laynna de Carvalho Schweich (Author), Aline Margareth Gimelli (Author), Mariane Braulio Elosta (Author), Wania dos Santos Weingartner Matos (Author), Paula Felippe Martinez (Author), Silvio Assis de Oliveira Júnior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Specific overloads of ballet practice may represent risk factors for injuries. The objective of this study was to analyze the epidemiology of typical injuries of ballet, including factors associated with history of injury in ballet practitioners. Studied subjects integrated 124 dancers, of both gend...