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Information About the Leg

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

Year

Men

Women

Total

1998

4

3

7

1999

3

4

7

2000

4

3

7

2001

4

3

7

2002

4

3

7

2003

4

3

7

2004

3

3

6

2005

3

3

5

2006

4

3

7

2007

4

3

7

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

Year

Men

Women

Total

1998

*

*

2

1999

3

*

3

2000

2

*

3

2001

2

*

3

2002

1

1

3

2003

1

*

2

2004

2

*

3

2005

*

*

2

2006

2

*

3

2007

1

*

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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