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Information About the Leg

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

Year

Men

Women

Total

1998

12

*

12

1999

11

*

12

2000

13

*

14

2001

15

*

15

2002

13

*

14

2003

15

*

16

2004

13

*

14

2005

14

*

14

2006

17

*

17

2007

16

*

17

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

Year

Men

Women

Total

1998

4

*

4

1999

4

*

4

2000

4

*

4

2001

5

*

5

2002

4

*

4

2003

4

*

4

2004

5

*

5

2005

5

*

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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