Information About the Elbow
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for elbow symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
133 |
679 |
904 |
396 |
2,111 |
1999 |
88 |
687 |
726 |
296 |
1,797 |
2000 |
298 |
558 |
892 |
139 |
1,887 |
2001 |
205 |
569 |
842 |
407 |
2,022 |
2002 |
216 |
739 |
797 |
549 |
2,300 |
2003 |
121 |
1,068 |
1,123 |
528 |
2,840 |
2004 |
88 |
530 |
707 |
206 |
1,531 |
2005 |
268 |
766 |
1,181 |
388 |
2,603 |
2006 |
305 |
171 |
1,148 |
246 |
1,871 |
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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