title: A survey of injuries among Broadway performers.
abstract: To obtain more information about injuries of Broadway performers, 313 performers appearing in 23 Broadway companies were surveyed. The percentage of performers injured was 55.5%, with a mean of 1.08 injuries performer. Lower extremity injuries were the most common. Sixty-two percent of performers believed that their injuries were preventable. As this study reports factors that significantly increase the risk of injury for dancers and actors, it may help to heighten concern with reducing the incidence of injuries to professional performers, theatrical students, and nonprofessionals worldwide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Texas at Houston Medical School, USA.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carvajal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perry
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D003615:Dancing / Q000293:injuries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*