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Table 5 Patellofemoral pain (PFP) frequencies in dancers with and with no-GJH, dancers with and with no-scoliosis and dancers with and with no-anomaly

From: Generalized joint hypermobility, scoliosis, patellofemoral pain, and physical abilities in young dancers

  

95% CI

 

95% CI

 

Dancers with no- GJH (n = 78)

Lower

Upper

Dancers with GJH (n = 54)

Lower

Upper

No-PFP

(38) 48.7%

37.8%

59.7%

(11) 20.4%

11.3%

32.5%

Unilateral PFP

(16) 20.5%

12.7%

30.4%

(11) 20.4%

11.3%

32.5%

Bilateral PFP

(24) 30.8%

21.4%

41.6%

(32) 59.3%

46.0%

71.6%

 

Dancers with no-scoliosis (n = 94)

  

Dancers with scoliosis (n = 38)

  

No-PFP

(44) 46.8%

36.9%

56.9%

(5) 13.2%

5.2%

26.5%

Unilateral PFP

(21) 22.3%

14.8%

31.5%

(6) 15.8%

6.9%

29.7%

Bilateral PFP

(29) 30.9%

22.2%

40.7%

(27) 71.1%

55.5%

83.5%

 

Dancers with no anomaliesa (n = 74)b

  

Dancers with both anomaliesa (n = 34)b

  

No-PFP

(36) 48.6%

37.5%

59.9%

(3) 8.8%

2.5%

21.7%

Unilateral PFP

(16) 21.6%

13.4%

32.0%

(6) 17.6%

7.7%

32.8%

Bilateral PFP

(22) 29.7%

20.2%

40.8%

(25) 73.5%

57.2%

86.0%

  1. aGJH and Scoliosis
  2. bDancers with only one anomaly are not included