Information About the Elbow
Number (in thousands) of emergency room visits for elbow symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
123 |
102 |
77 |
28 |
330 |
1999 |
106 |
111 |
52 |
7 |
277 |
2000 |
168 |
118 |
48 |
28 |
362 |
2001 |
169 |
102 |
79 |
47 |
396 |
2002 |
122 |
118 |
49 |
32 |
321 |
2003 |
77 |
119 |
106 |
17 |
319 |
2004 |
113 |
86 |
64 |
20 |
282 |
2005 |
129 |
72 |
56 |
23 |
280 |
2006 |
112 |
57 |
79 |
31 |
279 |
Source: Reason for Visits to Emergency Room - National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 1998-2006. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Center for Health Statistics.
Note: Information in the figure and table represents the reason listed as the “most important reason” for visit.
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