Information About the Elbow
Number (in thousands) of emergency room visits for elbow symptoms or complaints (by sex)
Year |
Women |
Men |
Total |
1998 |
124 |
205 |
330 |
1999 |
141 |
136 |
277 |
2000 |
164 |
198 |
362 |
2001 |
170 |
227 |
396 |
2002 |
119 |
202 |
321 |
2003 |
128 |
191 |
319 |
2004 |
124 |
159 |
282 |
2005 |
128 |
152 |
280 |
2006 |
129 |
150 |
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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