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C. B. FRANCISCO, M. D.
Orthopaedics

SUITE 623 ARGYLE BLDG.

“SES tonveP Sth, 1940

 

Mr. Gwynn Henry, Direetor of Athletics
University of Kansas 7
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Mr. Henry:

 

In ret Ralph Miller.

BONSAI ESS ORS RRR

| I wanted to tell you that I saw Ralph Miller
at the elinie at Lawrence, Kansas on August SOth, 940,
and on the whole I am fairly well pleased with his kne@.

, He has some relaxation of the jor
- not more than one expects after removal of thel|&
and external semilunar cartilage. He is appare tly
symptom free, in that he makes no compsad of ft

He said that he had been“tesac—
walking, end that he had p. d a little soft bal,
one run the bases for him had dgwe-~no wrk of Wy
that put any stress on the joint.

As I wrote you of Aun 940, If
at the time of the last operatign, May 74*2, 1940, that the
articular cartilage of the externg@i 96fiyle had worn away
somewhat, and I realized then that{t(would require time for
this cartilage to be reggnel . A

 
  
  
  
    
  
   

  
  
   

\ now that it would ‘be best

td pngage in any competitive

will repair #fd the joifi
farther trouble with th
competitive Atilet

 
 
  
  
  
 
 

s heal to the point that he will have no
mee, and that he could then go back into
y & big Ways

| mZ“Aittle afraid that he will try to get back
into shape, even though he doesn't get into athletics this year

and I fear if he makes such an attempt he is ssueay se oe 11s
knee, and that if he < o to stay out of athletics then he
should stay out completely and take no chances with this knee, be+
cause I do feel that he could injure it rather easily and thet if he
does injure it egaim there would be noway that I know of to repair it,
My recommendations are then: that he keep out of athletics molly and
come oy for this next year: that he refrain from all sorts of |
athletic sports: that if he is not willing to refrain completely then
I think he just as well go into competition.

« Ralph Mill C. B. Francisco, MeDe