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Treadmill associated head injuries on the rise: an 18 year review of U.S. emergency room visits

Joshua S. CatapanoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Alistair J. ChapmanDepartment of Surgery, Spectrum Health/Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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S. Harrison FarberDepartment of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Lance P. HornerDepartment of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USA
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Clinton MorganDepartment of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Scott BrigemanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Benjamin K. HendricksDepartment of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Minggen LuDepartment of Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, USA
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Douglas R. FraserDepartment of Surgery, University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Pages 800-803 | Received 31 May 2017, Accepted 24 Feb 2018, Published online: 30 Mar 2018

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