Information About the Knee
Number (in thousands) of emergency room visits for knee symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
232 |
372 |
249 |
187 |
1,039 |
1999 |
176 |
420 |
164 |
171 |
931 |
2000 |
204 |
554 |
272 |
187 |
1,216 |
2001 |
166 |
497 |
258 |
201 |
1,121 |
2002 |
227 |
442 |
386 |
200 |
1,256 |
2003 |
162 |
396 |
280 |
252 |
1,089 |
2004 |
244 |
515 |
356 |
163 |
1,279 |
2005 |
192 |
610 |
393 |
219 |
1,414 |
2006 |
234 |
546 |
444 |
229 |
1,452 |
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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