Reduction and treatment of a fracture of the calcaneus.

Austria, 1933.

1 film reel (11 min.) : silent, black and white ; 16 mm

00:11:00

Segment 1 A male patient with a fracture of the os calcis is seen. X-rays of the injury before treatment are shown. A spinal anaesthetic is administered. The foot is massaged to reduce swelling. A pin is put through the ankle joint. Another pin is put through the achilles tendon. The leg is placed on a screw traction apparatus. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:04:26:09 Length: 00:04:26:09

Segment 2 Traction is exerted on the injury. Diagrams show the direction that the bones will be pulled in. The intertitles explain how the traction apparatus works. A demonstration is performed with a model. A plaster cast is applied and molded under the traction. The leg is placed on a leg splint, and the leg pin is removed. X-rays of before and after treatment are shown. The patient is shown three weeks later with a new cast that allows him to walk freely without the aid of a cane. Time start: 00:04:26:09 Time end: 00:09:30:01 Length: 00:05:03:17

By Dr. L. Bohler and Vienna Accident Hospital.

British Medical Association

In English.

Title taken from Catalogue of films and videos in the British Medical Association Library, 1993.

Original cinefilm version has slightly longer duration than digitised version.