Information About the Knee
Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for knee-related home injuries (by sex)
Year |
Men |
Women |
Total |
1998 |
86 |
109 |
195 |
1999 |
89 |
113 |
202 |
2000 |
97 |
129 |
225 |
2001 |
99 |
127 |
226 |
2002 |
100 |
134 |
234 |
2003 |
103 |
135 |
237 |
2004 |
114 |
154 |
268 |
2005 |
113 |
145 |
257 |
2006 |
117 |
160 |
277 |
2007 |
115 |
156 |
271 |
Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), 1998-2007.
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