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In our recently published article (Potteiger JA, Randall JC, Schroeder C, Magee LM, Hulver MW. Elevated anterior compartment pressure in the leg after creatine supplementation: a controlled case report. J Athl Train. 2001; 36:85-88), my coauthors and I incorrectly credited the National Athletic Trainers' Association with funding the research. The correct funding entity was the National Athletic Trainers' Association Research and Education Foundation, grant 399 A004. We apologize for this error.
Jeffrey A. Potteiger, PhD, FACSM
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
I wish to comment on the article by Ransone et al entitled "The Efficacy of the Rapid Form Cervical Vacuum Immobilizer in Cervical Spine Immobilization of the Equipped Football Player" (J Athl Train. 2000;35:65-69). I commend the authors on their investigation of this new product. I wish to address one major point in their work. There are major clinical implications of their conclusions, and I ask the authors to explain the rationale of their stated position.
The authors state in the conclusions that "immobilization of the cervical spine is enhanced when the face mask is left in place." Two references1,2 were given to support that statement. The study design in Prinsen et al1 would not allow one to make this assumption from the data, and neither paper presents any discussion to support this assumption. In a recent review of cervical spine injuries in helmeted football players, no articles that would support leaving the face mask in place during transport were found.3,4 Sports medicine texts state clearly that the face mask should be removed before patient transport, regardless of current respiratory status.5
The design in the study...