19865 Reel 3.
- Date:
- 1940s
- Film
About this work
Also known as
Preparation of the lower extremity amputation stump.
Description
Reel 3 from this incomplete series features the preparation of the lower extremity amputation stump for the wearing of an artificial limb. The film shows how a thigh stump can be strengthened whilst the patient is still bed bound. Then, in a gymnasium, standing using a strengthening elastic rope or bungee. The thigh stump is bandaged carefully.
Publication/Creation
1940s.
Physical description
1 film reel (6 min.) : silent, black and white, 16 mm
Contributors
Notes
This film forms part of a collection of films donated to Wellcome Trust in 2006 by Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton Lane, London.
Film is warped and a little scratched. Reels 1 and 2 (or any subsequent reels) are not in the collection.
Creator/production credits
From the Ministry of Pensions. Roehampton Hospital, London, England. Photographed at the Ministry of Pensions Limb Fitting Centre, Roehampton.
Language note
In English.
Copyright note
Crown Copyright.
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores2111FBy appointment Manual request