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Information About the Ankle

Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for football-related ankle injuries (by age group)

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

27

8

*

*

35

1999

29

7

*

*

36

2000

28

7

*

*

36

2001

32

8

*

*

40

2002

30

8

*

*

38

2003

27

7

*

*

34

2004

32

7

*

*

39

2005

32

8

*

*

40

2006

34

8

*

*

43

2007

35

8

*

*

43

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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