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H. Elizabeth Broome, MD; R. Bruce Heppenstall, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia

JAMA. 1985;253(6):777.

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To the Editor.—

I would like to report a case of bursitis causing a soft-tissue mass at an unusual location in a break dancer.

Report of a Case.—

An 18-year-old male break dancer was referred for evaluation and treatment of a tender soft-tissue mass. This mass was located posterior to the vertebral column at the 12th thoracic vertebra. The patient could not recall any trauma to the area, but he gave a history of learning to break dance during the previous six months.

Several maneuvers in break dancing require the dancer to spin around using the high lumbar-low thoracic portions of the spine, much like the tip of a spinning top. These maneuvers include the "back spin" and the "windmill."¹ The patient gave a history of performing these and other maneuvers while learning to break dance during the previous six months. During the month before admission, a tender soft-tissue . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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