1933  ·  England  ·  Documentary

Treatment of chronic ulcers of the leg

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Treatment of chronic ulcers of the leg

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A film showing the treatment of ulceration of leg veins by injection with sodium morrhuate and by skin grafting methods. The first part shows the injection of ulcerated leg veins with sodium morrhuate. Problems with using excessive dosage are shown with examples of necrosis. Injection into an exposed vein under anaesthetic is shown. The second part shows skin grafts being cut with stencil under local anaesthesia and the graft being inserted beneath the granulations of the ulcer.

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A. Dickson Wright

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