Information About the Elbow

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

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

3

*

*

*

4

1999

2

*

*

*

3

2000

2

*

*

*

3

2001

3

*

*

*

4

2002

3

*

*

*

5

2003

2

*

*

*

3

2004

3

*

*

*

4

2005

3

*

*

*

4

2006

3

*

*

*

4

2007

3

*

*

*

4

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

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