1920 | Cardiff | Documentary

Reduction of Colles fracture

  • 12 mins
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A film showing step-by-step treatment for Colles fracture. Metal splnts are manipulated into shape. A patient laying prone on a bed is measured for lint supports. The leg from the knee to the ankle is bandaged. A cage like splint is manoeuvred into position, secured and fixed into place. An intertitle says that Sir John Lynn-Thomas estimated the force at which the force to stretch the structures.

Colles Splinting Orthopaedics Historical Instructional
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