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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Injuries Presenting to an Emergency Department Before and During the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic Surge

Kayla E Prokopakis1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Boardman, OH, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Todd Bolotin1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Boardman, OH, USA;2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, Youngstown, OH, USA
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Chad Donley1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Boardman, OH, USA;2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, Youngstown, OH, USA
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Mark Lomasney1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Boardman, OH, USA
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Jason Harter1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Boardman, OH, USA
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Jack Graham1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Boardman, OH, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5755-9807
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Quincy Chopra1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Boardman, OH, USA
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Steven Olsen1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Boardman, OH, USA;2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, Youngstown, OH, USA
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Joseph Noga1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Boardman, OH, USA;2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, Youngstown, OH, USA
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Matthew Gatchel2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, Youngstown, OH, USA
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Brendan Paull1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Boardman, OH, USA
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Victoria Greyslak1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Boardman, OH, USA
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Bret Bradford1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Boardman, OH, USA
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Anna Plummer1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Boardman, OH, USA
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Carrie Powell3 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA, USA
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Pages 63-68 | Received 04 Jul 2022, Accepted 27 Jan 2023, Published online: 07 Mar 2023

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