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Information About the Leg

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

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

9

3

*

*

13

1999

9

3

*

*

12

2000

11

3

*

*

14

2001

12

3

*

*

15

2002

11

2

*

*

14

2003

13

3

*

*

16

2004

11

2

*

*

14

2005

11

3

*

*

14

2006

14

3

*

*

17

2007

14

2

*

*

17

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

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

3

*

*

*

4

1999

3

*

*

*

4

2000

3

*

*

*

4

2001

4

*

*

*

5

2002

3

*

*

*

4

2003

3

*

*

*

4

2004

4

*

*

*

5

2005

4

*

*

*

5

2006

4

*

*

*

5

2007

4

*

*

*

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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