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Information About the Leg

Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for softball-related lower leg injuries (by age group)

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

2

5

*

*

7

1999

2

4

*

*

7

2000

2

5

*

*

7

2001

2

5

*

*

7

2002

1

4

1

*

7

2003

2

4

*

*

7

2004

*

4

*

*

6

2005

*

3

*

*

5

2006

2

4

1

*

7

2007

1

5

*

*

7

Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for softball-related upper leg injuries (by age group)

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

*

1

*

*

2

1999

*

3

*

*

3

2000

*

2

*

*

3

2001

*

2

*

*

3

2002

*

2

*

*

3

2003

*

2

*

*

2

2004

*

2

*

*

3

2005

*

2

*

*

2

2006

*

2

*

*

3

2007

*

*

*

*

2

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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