Information About the Shoulder

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

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

2

5

*

*

8

1999

2

6

*

*

9

2000

2

4

*

*

7

2001

1

6

*

*

8

2002

2

4

*

*

7

2003

2

5

*

*

7

2004

2

4

*

*

7

2005

2

4

*

*

6

2006

2

4

*

*

7

2007

1

3

*

*

6

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

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