No of studies (design) Limitations Inconsistency Indirectness Imprecision Publication bias Average incidence/1000hrs (Range of incidence/1000hrs) (95%CIs) Actual no. of injuries/no of participants/year (range) (95%CIs) Quality Overall injury incidence 29 (observational) serious limitations serious inconsistency no serious indirectness detected no imprecision undetected 1.33injuries/1000hrs (0.18-4.7injuries/1000hrs) (0.20-4.35)* 1.93 injuries/dancer/year (0.05-6.83)(0.29-4.5)   very low

*based on 12 studies

Table 2: Evidence Profile- Injury Rate (Injury Incidence and No. of Injuries).