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Comparing Musculoskeletal Injuries across Dance and Gymnastics in Adolescent Females Presenting to Emergency Departments

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  • Yixuan A. Pei

    (Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA)

  • Mattia A. Mahmoud

    (Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA)

  • Keith Baldwin

    (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA)

  • Corinna Franklin

    (Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA)

Abstract

(1) Background: Studies have yet to identify if there are any differences in musculoskeletal injury patterns between dance and gymnastics. This study aimed to determine if different injury patterns exist in adolescent females participating in those two popular sports. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using data collected from patients presenting to U.S. emergency departments participating in the publicly available, de-identified U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) throughout the year 2020. Regression analyses were performed to explore if injury patterns were predictive of gymnastics or dancing participation. (3) Results: 518 adolescent females with dance-related injuries and 597 adolescent females with gymnastics-related injuries in 2020 were examined. Strain/sprains (33.3%) and fractures (37.3%) were the most reported dance- and gymnastics-related diagnoses, respectively. Participants were 74% less likely to have a strain/sprain diagnosis in gymnastics compared to dance (OR = 0.26, 95% CI [0.18, 0.38]) and were 3.84 times more likely to have a fracture diagnosis from gymnastics compared to dance (OR = 3.84, 95% CI [2.67, 5.57]), even after adjusting for body party injured. (4) Conclusions: Dance is associated with more sprains while gymnastics typically resulted in a greater likelihood for fractures.

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  • Yixuan A. Pei & Mattia A. Mahmoud & Keith Baldwin & Corinna Franklin, 2022. "Comparing Musculoskeletal Injuries across Dance and Gymnastics in Adolescent Females Presenting to Emergency Departments," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2022:i:1:p:471-:d:1017250
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