作者调查了75名女职业芭蕾舞演员的骨骼异常情况,她们的平均年龄为24.3±4.1岁。24%的演员有脊柱侧弯,这一发生率高于一般人群。所有演员的月经初潮平均推迟二年。有脊柱侧弯者18名中15名(83%)初潮的年龄在14岁以上。没有脊柱侧弯者,54%的初潮推迟。侧弯的发生率和初潮年龄较晚之间存在显著相关(r= The authors investigated skeletal abnormalities in 75 female professional ballet dancers, with an average age of 24.3 ± 4.1 years. 24% of the actors have scoliosis, the incidence is higher than the general population. The average menarche of all the actors is delayed by two years. Fifteen of 18 (30%) patients with scoliosis had menarche at the age of 14 or older. Without scoliosis, 54% of menarche delayed. There was a significant correlation between the incidence of scoliosis and late menarche (r =