• Ankle and Foot Contributions to Extreme Plantar- and Dorsiflexion in Female Ballet Dancers 

      Russell, J. A.; Shave, R. M.; Kruse, D. W.; Koutedakis, Y.; Wyon, M. A. (2011)
      Background: Female ballet dancers require extreme ankle motion. The objective of this study was to quantify the relative contributions of the ankle and various foot joints to extreme plantarflexion (PF) and dorsiflexion ...
    • Magnetic resonance imaging of the ankle in female ballet dancers en pointe 

      Russell, J. A.; Shave, R. M.; Yoshioka, H.; Kruse, D. W.; Koutedakis, Y.; Wyon, M. A. (2010)
      Background: Ballet dancers require extreme range of motion of the ankle, especially weight-bearing maximum plantar flexion (en pointe). In spite of a high prevalence of foot and ankle injuries in ballet dancers, the anatomy ...
    • Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy: An autosomal recessive disorder due to thymidine phosphorylase mutations 

      Nishino, I.; Spinazzola, A.; Papadimitriou, A.; Hammans, S.; Steiner, I.; Hahn, C. D.; Connolly, A. M.; Verloes, A.; Guimaraes, J.; Maillard, I.; Hamano, H.; Donati, M. A.; Semrad, C. E.; Russell, J. A.; Andreu, A. L.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Vu, T. H.; Tadesse, S.; Nygaard, T. G.; Nonaka, I.; Hirano, I.; Bonilla, E.; Rowland, L. P.; DiMauro, S.; Hirano, M. (2000)
      Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) is an autosomal recessive disorder defined clinically by severe gastrointestinal dysmotility; cachexia; ptosis, ophthalmoparesis, or both; peripheral neuropathy; ...
    • Pathoanatomy of Posterior Ankle Impingement in Ballet Dancers 

      Russell, J. A.; Kruse, D. W.; Koutedakis, Y.; McEwan, I. M.; Wyon, M. A. (2010)
      Dance is a high performance athletic activity that leads to great numbers of injuries, particularly in the ankle region. One reason for this is the extreme range of ankle motion required of dancers, especially females in ...