An improved method of taping. An interposition material allows extended use of adhesive tape in a sports medicine setting.

cannot be intimately applied and early loosening results. A proper alternative of recent vintage is a reticulated polyester urethane* foam whose physical properties suggest a fine porous, light-weight and resilient material** (Figs. 1, 2, 3). Personal experience over four years with an estimated minimum 25,000 shortterm applications of from 2 to 4 hours for practice sessions and games has shown not a single adverse reaction. The material was recently studied on an orthopaedic outpatient population for possible adverse reactions arising from long-term usage in the Dr Vincent DiStefano is Associate m Orthopaedics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medione. Team Physician-Philadelphia Eagles Professional Football Team