Information About the Shoulder

Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for basketball-related shoulder injuries (by sex)

Year

Men

Women

Total

1998

15

2

17

1999

14

3

17

2000

13

3

16

2001

16

3

19

2002

19

3

22

2003

16

3

19

2004

15

3

18

2005

13

4

16

2006

14

4

18

2007

14

3

17

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