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Information About the Leg

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

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

28

6

2

*

37

1999

27

6

2

2

36

2000

26

6

2

1

36

2001

23

6

3

2

33

2002

22

7

3

*

32

2003

22

5

3

2

31

2004

21

5

3

1

31

2005

18

5

3

*

26

2006

16

5

3

2

25

2007

15

6

3

2

26

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

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

8

2

*

*

11

1999

7

2

*

*

10

2000

8

2

*

*

11

2001

6

2

*

*

9

2002

6

1

*

*

8

2003

6

1

*

*

9

2004

7

2

*

*

10

2005

6

1

*

*

9

2006

5

2

*

*

8

2007

5

2

*

*

9

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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