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/ Jamaary 26, 1944,
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Miss Ann Ansel, Secy.,
Cleveland Hockey Club,
The Arena, 3700 Buclid Ave.,

Dear Miss Ansel:

i am writing you concerning Norman Locking whom you sent me for
treatment of his injured knee.

i went over the history of lir. Locking’s two previous injuries
end would naturally suspect a ruptured semilunar cartilege.

4fter several thorough examinations I found a very acute synovitis
(inflemmation of the joint) and a fascia of the long head of
the biceps which permitted an edema (accumuletion of serum in the cellu-
lar tissue) around the outer side of the knee joint,

Mr. Looking was suffering from a sacro-iliae sprain on the right
side of the back which retarded the healing processes to the knee.
part of his trouble came from the previous injury and not all of it from
the last fall on the imee joint.

I adjusted the sacro-iliec, used diathermy daily, taped it with
adhesive to encourage action and exercise with a view to reducing the
excessive swelling and then had my trainer thoroughly massage
pulate it twice daily to aid the movement of the joint and increase
the circulation. |

The internal semilunar seems to be in good condition and in ny
opinion he should be able to get back inte practice scrimmage in a very
short while. |

I would advise him to do pleasure skating for a while in that it
may tone up and strengthen the capsular ligaments of the mee. I have
given him a set of exercises designed to strengthen these ligaments
fur ther.

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