Information About the Shoulder
Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for football-related shoulder injuries (by sex)

Year |
Men |
Women |
Total |
1998 |
36 |
1 |
37 |
1999 |
36 |
1 |
37 |
2000 |
38 |
* |
40 |
2001 |
38 |
1 |
40 |
2002 |
37 |
2 |
39 |
2003 |
39 |
1 |
40 |
2004 |
41 |
2 |
42 |
2005 |
43 |
2 |
45 |
2006 |
46 |
2 |
48 |
2007 |
48 |
2 |
50 |
Source: Data are obtained from 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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