Information About the Elbow

Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for softball-related elbow injuries (by sex)

Year

Men

Women

Total

1998

2

2

3

1999

1

2

3

2000

*

2

3

2001

*

*

2

2002

*

2

3

2003

*

2

2

2004

1

2

3

2005

*

2

2

2006

1

2

4

2007

*

2

3

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

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