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. 2020 Jun 25;59(3):195–201. doi: 10.2478/sjph-2020-0025

Table 1.

Summary of prospective studies included in the systematic literature review.

Parameter Research design Participants Main outcome measures Conclusions
Bronner and Bauer, 2018 (14) Prospective cohort prognostic study Pre-professional modern dance students (n=180, F=140, M=40)
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    Number of injuries (traumatic/overuse, medical attention and time-loss, body region, tissue category, side)

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    Beighton score

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    Technique score

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    Muscle tightness

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    Previous injuries

 Hypermobility and hypomobility, previous injuries and inferior technique/motor control were more likely to lead to injury.
Lee et al., 2017 (15) Prospective cohort study Pre-professional dance students (n=66, F=40, M=26)
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    Injury prevalence

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    Injury characteristics (time-loss/non time-loss, acute/overuse, new/recurrent)

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    Injury severity

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    Injury incidence

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    Relationship between dance exposure and injury

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    Relationship between reported injuries and risk factors

 The number of dance exposures was more significantly associated with injury risk than hours of dance exposure.
Bronner and Wood, 2017 (17) Prospective cohort study Professional modern dance company dancers (n=35, F=18, M=17)
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    Reported injury (RI):diagnosis, traumatic/overuse, body region, activity

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    Time-loss injury (TLI)

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    Complaints

 Muscle and tendon complaints affecting the neck, lower leg and low back/pelvic regions were common.
Ojofeitimi and Bronner, 2011 (19) Retrospective-prospective cohort study Professional modern dancers in two dance companies (n1=30, n2=12)
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    Demographics

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    Injury incidence

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    Exposure

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    Injury location and diagnostic category

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    Injury mechanism (traumatic/overuse) and severity

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    Injury-related costs

 An injury prevention programme is effective in reducing injury-related costs and promoting dancers’ health and well-being in a modern dance company.

F=female, M=male