Table 4.
Medical-Attention and Time-Loss Injuries in Female and Male Dancers by Classification, Injury Mechanism, and Footwear a
| Medical Attention Injuries | Time-Loss Injuries | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | Female | Male | |
| Injury type | ||||
| Overuse | 243 (66.2) | 131 (59.3) | 82 (50.9) | 45 (47.9) |
| Traumatic | 108 (29.4) | 80 (36.2) | 70 (43.5) | 44 (46.8) |
| Not classified | 16 (4.4) | 10 (4.5) | 9 (5.6) | 5 (5.3) |
| Injury mechanism | ||||
| Plié/relevé | 59 (16.1) | 55 (24.9) | 23 (14.3) | 19 (20.2) |
| Jumping/landing | 98 (26.7) | 88 (39.8) | 51 (31.7) | 43 (45.7) |
| Pointe work | 115 (31.3) | 1 (0.5) | 51 (31.7) | 0 (0) |
| Lifting/lifted | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Pirouette | 4 (1.1) | 11 (5) | 2 (1.2) | 3 (3.2) |
| Other/not classified | 89 (24.3) | 66 (29.9) | 34 (21.1) | 29 (30.9) |
| Footwear | ||||
| Ballet flats | 36 (9.8) | 164 (74.2) | 14 (8.7) | 63 (67) |
| Pointe shoes | 276 (75.2) | 4 (1.8) | 118 (73.3) | 2 (2.1) |
| Character shoes | 12 (3.3) | 23 (10.4) | 5 (3.1) | 14 (14.9) |
| Barefoot | 3 (0.8) | 8 (3.6) | 2 (1.2) | 4 (4.3) |
| Trainers | 8 (2.2) | 8 (3.6) | 3 (1.9) | 6 (6.4) |
| Other/not classified | 32 (8.7) | 14 (6.3) | 19 (11.8) | 5 (5.3) |
a Data are reported as n (%).