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Information About the Leg

Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for exercise-related lower leg injuries (by sex)

Year

Men

Women

Total

1998

4

3

7

1999

3

3

7

2000

5

4

9

2001

7

5

12

2002

4

4

8

2003

3

4

8

2004

5

5

10

2005

5

3

8

2006

5

4

9

2007

4

5

9

Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for exercise-related upper leg injuries (by sex)

Year

Men

Women

Total

1998

2

*

3

1999

1

*

2

2000

2

*

3

2001

2

2

4

2002

2

2

4

2003

2

1

4

2004

2

1

3

2005

2

2

3

2006

2

1

3

2007

2

2

4

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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