Abstract
Background Ballet dance involves extreme range of motion (ROM) in the hip joint. This ROM can cause injuries including labral strain, tears, and subluxation episodes. Case Presentation. A 69-year-old female classical ballet dance instructor presented bilateral hip pain. The plain radiograph showed end-stage osteoarthritic change in the bilateral hip. She could neither dance nor perform daily activities. Bilateral hybrid total hip arthroplasty (THA) was performed. After surgery, she was able to demonstrate the split position on the floor as an active classical ballerina. The plain radiograph was taken in the split position, and the radiograph did not show any characteristics of impingement or subluxation of the femoral head. Conclusion She was able to continue working as a classical ballet instructor after bilateral THA. Additionally, any characteristics of impingement or subluxation of the femoral head were not revealed in the postoperative radiograph in the split position.
Highlights
Ballerinas are often described as both artists and athletes
We present a rare case of a ballet dance instructor who sustained bilateral osteoarthritis of the hip and underwent bilateral total hip arthroplasty (THA)
Buyls et al [13] described that left hip pain was involved in all dancers with unilateral OA, which may reflect the tendency of ballerinas to use the left leg as the standing leg, and suggest that strenuous physical activity may lead to osteoarthritis
Summary
Ballet dance involves extreme range of motion (ROM) in the hip joint. This ROM can cause injuries including labral strain, tears, and subluxation episodes. A 69-year-old female classical ballet dance instructor presented bilateral hip pain. The plain radiograph showed end-stage osteoarthritic change in the bilateral hip. She could neither dance nor perform daily activities. Bilateral hybrid total hip arthroplasty (THA) was performed After surgery, she was able to demonstrate the split position on the floor as an active classical ballerina. She was able to continue working as a classical ballet instructor after bilateral THA. Any characteristics of impingement or subluxation of the femoral head were not revealed in the postoperative radiograph in the split position
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