Information About the Knee
Number (in thousands) of emergency room visits for knee symptoms or complaints (by sex)
Year |
Women |
Men |
Total |
1998 |
559 |
480 |
1,039 |
1999 |
432 |
498 |
931 |
2000 |
661 |
556 |
1,216 |
2001 |
609 |
513 |
1,121 |
2002 |
628 |
628 |
1,256 |
2003 |
489 |
600 |
1,089 |
2004 |
661 |
618 |
1,279 |
2005 |
687 |
727 |
1,414 |
2006 |
784 |
668 |
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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