BACKGROUND: Preprofessional dancers partake in rigorous training and have high injury prevalence. Attempts to identify risk factors for dance injuries have focused on a diversity of intrinsic and extrinsic factors. OBJECTIVE: To identify and evaluate the evidence examining risk factors for @entity85 in preprofessional ballet and modern dancers. METHODS: Fifteen electronic databases were systematically searched to October 2015. Studies selected met a priori inclusion criteria and investigated @entity85 risk factors in preprofessional (elite adolescent, student, young adult) ballet and modern dancers. Two reviewers independently assessed the quality and level of evidence using the Downs and Black (DB) criteria and a modified Oxford Centre of Evidence-Based Medicine 2009 model, respectively. RESULTS: Of 1364 potentially relevant studies, 47 were included and scored. Inconsistent @entity130 and methodology precluded meta-analysis. The most common modifiable risk factors investigated were anthropometrics (ie, body mass index, adiposity), joint range of motion (ie, lower extremity), dance exposure (ie, years training, exposure hours) and age. The median DB score across studies was 8/33 (range 2-16). The majority of studies were classified as level 3 evidence and few considered risk factor inter-relationships. There is some level 2 evidence that previous @entity130 are associated with @entity130 risk. CONCLUSIONS: Because of the lack of high-quality studies, consensus regarding risk factors for @entity85 in preprofessional dancers remains difficult. There is a need for @entity130 consensus and high-quality prospective studies examining the multifactorial relationship between risk factors and injury in preprofessional dance.

Risk factors for XXXX in preprofessional dancers: a systematic review.

@entity85 :: ('MESH:D009140', 'Disease') :: ['musculoskeletal injury'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['injury definition', 'injury and poor psychological coping skills', 'increased injury']
@entity85 :: (MESH:D009140,Disease) :: ['musculoskeletal injury']
