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Comparison of Landing Biomechanics Between Male and Female Professional Dancers
American Journal of Sports Medicine, 11/10/09

Orishimo KF et al. – In executing a 30–cm drop landing, male and female dancers exhibited similar landing strategies and avoided landing patterns previously associated with increased injury rates.

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Karl F. Orishimo, 11/19/09

This study highlights the importance of early and specific training in landing and balance for the prevention of ACL injuries. Dancers are a unique population to study due to the fact that they are very homogeneous in their training. Both males and females undergo the same technical training with similar intensity, which is not necessarily the case with other athletic populations. Most studies have matched male and female subjects according to level of competition without factoring in the total level of experience or time spent training. Our study has shown that years of experience, as well as the age at which training is started, are important factors which influence landing mechanics. The fact that no biomechanical gender difference was found in this extremely homogeneous population suggests that gender-related factors can be minimized by long-term, intensive and specific training.

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