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These studies have also identified fracture characteristics, biologic factors, and lifestyle habits associated with a higher risk of poor healing. However, the impact of exercise history on the immune response to fracture remains underexplored. Load-bearing aerobic exercise is known to modulate properties of bone and systemic inflammation, suggesting that exercise history could influence post-fracture immune responses and healing outcomes. Using a rat treadmill exercise and femoral segmental defect model, this study sought to determine if regular exercise pre-fracture affects the systemic immune response and healing outcomes. We hypothesized that pre-fracture treadmill running would attenuate immunosuppressive mediators\u2014shown previously to correlate with poor healing\u2014and improve bone regeneration compared to sedentary controls. 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