Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Finglas, Dublin, Ireland.
Foot Ankle Surg. 2010 Mar;16(1):45-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2009.05.003. Epub 2009 Jun 27.
Overuse ankle injuries have been described in elite athletes and professional ballet dancers however the spectrum of injuries experienced by professional Irish dancers has not been defined.
A troupe of actively performing dancers from an Irish-dance show were recruited (eight male, ten female; mean age, 26 years). The prevalence of overuse injuries in the right ankle was determined from magnetic resonance imaging. Foot and ankle self-report questionnaires were also completed (AOFAS and FAOS).
Only three ankles were considered radiologically normal. Achilles tendinopathy, usually insertional, was the most frequent observation (n=14) followed by plantar fasciitis (n=7), bone oedema (n=2) and calcaneocuboid joint degeneration (n=2). There were limited correlations between MRI patterns and clinical scores indicating that many conditions are sub-clinical. Dancers with ankle pain had poor low (p=0.004) and high (p=0.013) level function.
Overuse ankle injuries are common in Irish dancers. Incorporating eccentric exercises and plantar fascia stretching into a regular training program may benefit this population.
过度使用踝关节损伤在精英运动员和专业芭蕾舞演员中已有描述，但尚未明确界定专业爱尔兰舞者所经历的损伤谱。
从磁共振成像中确定了一支爱尔兰舞蹈表演团中活跃舞者的右踝关节过度使用损伤的患病率。还完成了足部和踝关节自我报告问卷（AOFAS 和 FAOS）。
只有三个踝关节被认为是影像学正常的。跟腱病，通常是插入性的，是最常见的观察结果（n=14），其次是足底筋膜炎（n=7）、骨水肿（n=2）和跟骨-骰骨关节退行性变（n=2）。MRI 模式与临床评分之间的相关性有限，表明许多情况是亚临床的。有踝关节疼痛的舞者的低（p=0.004）和高（p=0.013）水平功能较差。
过度使用踝关节损伤在爱尔兰舞者中很常见。在常规训练计划中纳入离心运动和足底筋膜伸展可能会使这一人群受益。
