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
Copyright note
Crown Copyright.
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.
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores2111FBy appointment Manual request