The use and manipulation of stiff joints.
- Date:
- 1935
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- Online
About this work
Description
The film shows the use and manipulation of stiff and disabled joints. A medical illustration with captions comprises of a hand drawn image of a limb joint clearly pinned to a notice board. A patient with tuberculosis knee is shown unable to flex their leg fully; an x-ray reveals the damage to the bones. A patient is anaesthetised and has their limbs manipulated and also a Faradic charge applied. All patients are unrecognisable except for one woman who is briefly shown with her arm being flexed above her head.
Publication/Creation
1935.
Physical description
1 encoded moving image (11:48 min. ) : silent, black and white.
Duration
00:11:48
Copyright note
Barts and the London NHS Trust.
Terms of use
Open with advisory.
CC BY NC