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Trueta : surgeon in war and peace = The memoirs of Josep Trueta / translated by Meli and Michael Strubell ; with a foreword by J.W. Goodfellow.

Josep Trueta, (1897-1977), en homenatge /[ / coordinació, Jaume Roigé i Solé].

Clinical orthopaedics and related research

Tribute to Joseph Trueta : symposium / J. Lester Matthews, John W. Goodfellow, T.K.F. Taylor, co-guest editors ; Marshall R. Urist, editor-in-chief.

x, 101 pages, 5 plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm

Gathorne Robert Girdlestone / by J. Trueta.

<p>This DVD is a tribute to two distinguished surgeons. During the 20th century these two pioneers made significant contributions to surgery - Mr. Cecil Joll and Professor Josep Trueta were surgeons at the Royal Bucks Hospital, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. In 1943, Dr. Albert Rinsler with the assistance of his brother, filmed these two surgeons operating at the hospital. He was then a pre-clinical medical student, and his brother Dr. Michael Rinsler, a schoolboy. At a chance meeting in 1992, Professor Harold Ellis, Emeritus Professor of Surgery, made a remark to Dr. Rinsler, and as a result, measures were taken for the preservation of the fifty year old film. UCL Images then incorporated the original 8mm film into a documentary film. Rinsler introduces the documentary by telling the story of how the film came to be shot, and then also narrates a brief history of Royal Bucks Hospital. Two retired consultants, Dr. Edith Gilchrist and Mr. Barry Fearn, the former an anaesthetist, the latter an orthopaedic surgeon, provide biographical commentaries to Rinsler's films. Gilchrist worked with Joll as anaesthetist, and Fearn with Trueta as a senior house officer. We see Joll perform a thyroidectomy and a skin tissue graft, while Trueta is shown performing a leg amputation.</p>

1 DVD, (60 min.) : sound, black and white, color, PAL

Two pioneers of surgery.

An atlas of traumatic surgery : illustrated histories of wounds of the extremities / by Josep Trueta.

<p>A moving and informative film which looks at the life of Brett Nielson, a boy born affected by the drug thalidomide. Brett was born without arms and the film shows touching and personal scenes from his home life - rough and tumble with his brothers, meal times and other practical activities, all of which reveal both his extraordinary dexterity with his feet and his determination. Moments of voiceover narration from Brett's mother reveal her strong insight into all the problems Brett faces in his life ahead as well as her admiration for how hard he tries to be able to do everyday tasks - we see him washing up deftly using his feet. She describes how family life has been affected by having Brett and how hurtful people's comments can be - both to her as a mother who took thalidomide and in relation to Brett's physical appearance. Other scenes include a visit by the Nielson family to the Nuffield Hospital where Brett is fitted with a gas powered prosthetic arm of the Heidelberg variety - in one scene this is demonstrated by Professor Trueta. Back at home, however, Brett displays marked resentment towards having to use the prosthetic arm as he is much happier using his feet. An early meeting of the Thalidomide Society is shown, set up by parents to compare experiences and attempt to secure a good future for their children. We see Brett visit a primary school where teachers encourage the children there to accept him - the children are fascinated to see how well Brett paints using his feet. There is a detailed demonstration of a new prosthetic arm, the Russian arm, and the Neilsons visit the Lady Hoare Experimental Workshop at Chailey Heritage Craft School and Hospital in Sussex where they meet David Bickers, born without arms and legs, during an occupational therapy session. Brett is encouraged to see how difficult it is for children with even greater disabilities than his own. The family also visit J.E. Hanger & Co., then the UK's top limb-making factory where one third of the employees have limb deficiencies themselves. In the final voiceover narration, the family are encouraged to see the future for Brett, and other children like him, as being inextricably bound up with technological developments.</p>

1 film reel (30 min.) : sound, black and white, 16mm.

One of them is Brett.

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Trueta, Josep, 1897-1977

Catalogue

Trueta : surgeon in war and peace = The memoirs of Josep Trueta / translated by Meli and Michael Strubell ; with a foreword by J.W. Goodfellow.

Gathorne Robert Girdlestone / by J. Trueta.

Two pioneers of surgery.

An atlas of traumatic surgery : illustrated histories of wounds of the extremities / by Josep Trueta.

One of them is Brett.

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Trueta, Josep, 1897-1977

Catalogue

Trueta : surgeon in war and peace = The memoirs of Josep Trueta / translated by Meli and Michael Strubell ; with a foreword by J.W. Goodfellow.

Gathorne Robert Girdlestone / by J. Trueta.

Two pioneers of surgery.

An atlas of traumatic surgery : illustrated histories of wounds of the extremities / by Josep Trueta.

One of them is Brett.

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