Information About the Knee
Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for knee-related home injuries (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
54 |
68 |
33 |
41 |
195 |
1999 |
55 |
70 |
38 |
39 |
202 |
2000 |
60 |
79 |
42 |
44 |
225 |
2001 |
59 |
82 |
47 |
38 |
226 |
2002 |
57 |
85 |
51 |
41 |
234 |
2003 |
57 |
82 |
56 |
42 |
237 |
2004 |
60 |
98 |
61 |
49 |
268 |
2005 |
58 |
90 |
59 |
50 |
257 |
2006 |
58 |
94 |
68 |
57 |
277 |
2007 |
55 |
92 |
65 |
59 |
271 |
Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), 1998-2007.
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