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Figure 8 US Army basic combat training injury incidence is available at https://www.acsm.org/docs/brochures/
before 1982 (physical training in boot) and after 1982 running-shoes.pdf.
(physical training in running shoes).

Disclaimer
The views expressed in this presentation are those of
the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official
policy of the Department of Defense, Department of the
Army, US Army Medical Department, or the US Gov-
ernment. The use of trademark names does not imply
endorsement by the US Army but is intended only to
assist in the identification of a specific product.

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