Information About the Ankle
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for ankle symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
197 |
994 |
790 |
676 |
2,656 |
1999 |
625 |
621 |
593 |
783 |
2,622 |
2000 |
585 |
467 |
1,004 |
264 |
2,320 |
2001 |
197 |
806 |
712 |
340 |
2,056 |
2002 |
588 |
1,047 |
636 |
702 |
2,974 |
2003 |
338 |
642 |
567 |
704 |
2,251 |
2004 |
629 |
835 |
1,291 |
299 |
3,053 |
2005 |
198 |
1,184 |
1,004 |
593 |
2,980 |
2006 |
441 |
750 |
837 |
626 |
2,654 |
Source: Reason for Visits to Physician - National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 1998-2006. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Center for Health Statistics.
Note: Information in the figure and table represents the reason listed as the “most important reason” for visit.
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