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Information About the Shoulder

Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for snowboarding-related shoulder injuries (by age group)

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

2

4

*

*

6

1999

3

4

*

*

8

2000

5

5

*

*

11

2001

4

5

*

*

9

2002

4

5

*

*

9

2003

5

5

*

*

10

2004

4

4

*

*

8

2005

4

5

*

*

8

2006

4

4

*

*

8

2007

4

4

*

*

8

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), 1998-2007.

Note: *-indicates the estimates are too small to be reliable.

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