Information About the Ankle

Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for soccer-related ankle injuries (by age group)

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

22

8

*

*

30

1999

25

9

*

*

34

2000

24

10

*

*

35

2001

21

9

*

*

32

2002

24

11

*

*

35

2003

22

9

*

*

31

2004

21

8

*

*

30

2005

23

8

*

*

31

2006

23

10

*

*

33

2007

26

10

*

*

37

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

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