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Sports medicine stats: Emergency department visits

Sports injuries account for 4.3 million hospital emergency department (ED) visits annually in the United States. Basketball is the most common sports activity that leads to ED visits for males, and it is the second-most common for females, after bicycling.

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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR 2002

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