Reduction and treatment of a fractured finger.

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1933
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Reduction and treatment of a fractured finger. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Application of wire splint in hyper-extension under local anaesthesia. Reduction of fracture by bending splint. X-ray pictures before and after reduction. 1 segment.

Publication/Creation

Austria, 1933.

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1 encoded moving image (5 min.) : sound, black and white

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Duration

00:04:58

Contents

Segment 1 The case study is a broken little finger. The patient shows his finger to the camera. An x-ray of the finger before treatment is shown. Local anaesthetic is injected into the finger. A doctor shows two types of finger splint to the camera. A wire splint is fastened to the patient's wrist by means of a plaster cast. The finger is attached to the wire splint in hyperextension by means of adhesive tape. The fracture is reduced by gradual bending of the wire splint. X-rays of before and after the treatment are shown. The patient is shown eight weeks later. He demonstrates his mended finger. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:05:58:12 Length: 00:05:58:12

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Produced by Dr. L. Bohler and Vienna Accident Hospital.

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British Medical Association.

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