title: Premature Growth Plate Closure in a Ballet Dancer en Pointe.
abstract: A 13-year-old ballet dancer who had been dancing en pointe (on the tips of the toes) since 10 years presented to the clinic with a shortened right second toe. She had no previous history of pain or trauma. She was diagnosed with premature growth arrest of the second metatarsal head physes resulting in a shortened metatarsal. This is the first reported case of premature growth arrest in a ballet dancer as a result of dancing en pointe.
authors: Center for Sports Medicine, St. Francis Memorial Hospital, Walnut Creek, California.
authors: Selina
authors: S
authors: Shah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D003615:Dancing; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006132:Growth Plate / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans