Information About the Knee
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for knee symptoms or complaints (by sex)
Year |
Men |
Women |
Total |
1998 |
4,381 |
6,411 |
10,792 |
1999 |
5,111 |
6,667 |
11,778 |
2000 |
5,644 |
6,889 |
12,533 |
2001 |
5,230 |
7,513 |
12,743 |
2002 |
6,033 |
8,770 |
14,803 |
2003 |
6,048 |
9,452 |
15,501 |
2004 |
6,194 |
8,046 |
14,241 |
2005 |
6,065 |
10,010 |
16,076 |
2006 |
6,494 |
8,463 |
14,957 |
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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