Log In
Bookmark This Page | Make This Your Homepage | Enlarge Text Size

Information About the Elbow

Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for basketball-related elbow injuries (by age group)

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

10

4

*

*

14

1999

9

3

*

*

12

2000

9

4

*

*

13

2001

10

4

*

*

14

2002

9

3

*

*

12

2003

10

3

*

*

14

2004

9

2

*

*

12

2005

7

2

*

*

10

2006

8

2

*

*

11

2007

9

2

*

*

11

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), 1998-2007.

Note: *-indicates the estimates are too small to be reliable.

Patient Information

Research Council & Committees

Regulatory Activities

Quality Initiatives

OREF

Visit www.oref.org to learn how OREF has improved the way you practice.