Information About the Knee
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for knee symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
1,030 |
2,885 |
2,773 |
4,105 |
10,790 |
1999 |
978 |
3,177 |
3,444 |
4,179 |
11,780 |
2000 |
1,715 |
2,842 |
4,506 |
3,470 |
12,530 |
2001 |
1,085 |
3,196 |
4,685 |
3,777 |
12,740 |
2002 |
1,585 |
3,423 |
5,311 |
4,483 |
14,800 |
2003 |
1,020 |
2,747 |
5,674 |
6,059 |
15,500 |
2004 |
1,128 |
2,765 |
5,081 |
5,266 |
14,240 |
2005 |
917 |
2,438 |
6,453 |
6,268 |
16,080 |
2006 |
1,407 |
2,451 |
4,989 |
6,110 |
14,960 |
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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