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Information About the Ankle

Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for bicycle-related ankle injuries (by age group)

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

15

6

1

*

24

1999

17

5

2

*

24

2000

19

6

1

*

27

2001

16

5

2

*

23

2002

15

5

1

*

22

2003

16

5

2

*

23

2004

14

5

1

*

21

2005

12

4

2

*

19

2006

13

6

2

*

21

2007

13

6

3

*

23

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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