Prisk Victor R, O'Loughlin Padhraig F, Kennedy John G
Foot and Ankle Department, Hospital for Special Surgery, 523 East 72nd Street, Suite 514, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Clin Sports Med. 2008 Apr;27(2):305-20. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2007.12.005.
Dancers, particularly ballet dancers, are artists and athletes. In dance, the choreographer acts as a sculptor, using the dancer as a medium of expression. This often entails placing the dancer's body in positions that require extraordinary flexibility and movement, which requires controlled power and endurance. Ballet and other forms of dance can be highly demanding activities, with a lifetime injury incidence of up to 90%. Ballet is stressful particularly on the dancer's forefoot. The en pointe position of maximal plantarflexion through the forefoot, midfoot, and hindfoot requires tremendous flexibility and strength that only can be attained safely through many years of training. The forces experienced by the toes and metatarsals are extraordinary.
舞者，尤其是芭蕾舞演员，既是艺术家也是运动员。在舞蹈中，编舞师就像雕塑家，将舞者作为表达的媒介。这通常需要将舞者的身体置于需要非凡柔韧性和动作的姿势中，而这需要可控的力量和耐力。芭蕾舞和其他舞蹈形式可能是要求极高的活动，终身受伤发生率高达90%。芭蕾舞对舞者的前脚掌压力尤其大。通过前脚掌、中脚掌和后脚掌实现最大程度跖屈的足尖站立姿势需要极大的柔韧性和力量，而这只有通过多年的训练才能安全获得。脚趾和跖骨承受的力量非常大。
