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A fact from Turnout (ballet) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 December 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the 180-degreeturnout, or rotation of the leg, featured in ballet allows for greater extension of the leg, especially when raising it to the side and rear?
The knee joint can only rotate when the knee is flexed, so this "incorrect" turnout is done with bent knees.
There is also an often seen form of incorrect turnout with a stretched knee; this is when the foot makes an Eversion in the Subtalar joint. This leads to the foot to pronate which makes the turnout look bigger. At the same time, the arch of the foot flattens. This can cause knee, ankle and foot injury.
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