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Information About the Wrist

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

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

24

7

*

*

32

1999

23

6

*

*

30

2000

22

7

*

*

29

2001

24

7

*

*

31

2002

22

6

*

*

28

2003

24

5

*

*

30

2004

22

5

*

*

28

2005

19

4

*

*

24

2006

22

5

*

*

27

2007

19

5

*

*

25

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

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

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