Information About the Ankle
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for ankle symptoms or complaints (by sex)
Year |
Men |
Women |
Total |
1998 |
898 |
1,758 |
2,656 |
1999 |
917 |
1,705 |
2,622 |
2000 |
1,449 |
871 |
2,320 |
2001 |
1,052 |
1,004 |
2,056 |
2002 |
1,445 |
1,529 |
2,974 |
2003 |
590 |
1,661 |
2,251 |
2004 |
1,143 |
1,910 |
3,053 |
2005 |
1,445 |
1,534 |
2,980 |
2006 |
1,493 |
1,161 |
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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