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THE CHANUTE HIGH SCHOOL

W.W. BASS, Principal ° HOWARD A. JESTER,Vice Principal
CHANUTE, KANSAS

April 2, 1945

Dr. F. C. Allen
Kansas University
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

We have a lad who received a knee injury in early
season football practice last fall. This knee was
treated by a local chiropractor, and after five weeks
of treatment he returned to practice football and
participated in parts of our remaining games on schedule.
The knee was not further injured in any practice or
games. Upon returning to resume his football play,
the knee was taped according to instructions of his
attending physician and was also further supported by
an Ace Bandage but no commercial knee brace was used.

This same lad reported for basketball practice,
continuing to use the taping and Ace Bandage but
suffered a reoccurrence of the injury. Our basketball
coach purchased a knee brace, and after the knee was
in a condition to practice again the brace was used.
But to no avail, the injury occurred again.

Basketball was given up by the boy.

Since that time and now the knee has "failed" the
lad a few times. He is quite enthusiastic of his foot-
ball and basketball and has come to me as his football
coach, asking if there wasn't something that could be
done to correct the knee and permit him to continue
with his athletics.

Would you be kind enough to examine this knee for
the lad and vass your opinions if we would come to