This statistic presents the estimated number of injuries from crutches, canes and walkers in the U.S. from 2002 to 2010. In 2010, there were almost 70,000 injuries from crutches, canes and walkers, an increase from almost 52,000 a year earlier.
Number of injuries from crutches, canes and walkers in the U.S. from 2002 to 2010*
* The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) stopped reporting figures on injuries specifiaclly from crutches, canes and walkers in 2011.
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HealthGrove. (October 14, 2015). Number of injuries from crutches, canes and walkers in the U.S. from 2002 to 2010* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/619400/injuries-crutches-canes-walkers/
HealthGrove. "Number of injuries from crutches, canes and walkers in the U.S. from 2002 to 2010*." Chart. October 14, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619400/injuries-crutches-canes-walkers/
HealthGrove. (2015). Number of injuries from crutches, canes and walkers in the U.S. from 2002 to 2010*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619400/injuries-crutches-canes-walkers/
HealthGrove. "Number of Injuries from Crutches, Canes and Walkers in The U.S. from 2002 to 2010*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/619400/injuries-crutches-canes-walkers/
HealthGrove, Number of injuries from crutches, canes and walkers in the U.S. from 2002 to 2010* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/619400/injuries-crutches-canes-walkers/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Number of injuries from crutches, canes and walkers in the U.S. from 2002 to 2010* [Graph], HealthGrove, October 14, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/619400/injuries-crutches-canes-walkers/