Reconstruction of the hand.

Date:
197?
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About this work

Description

The adult patient (only identifiable at the end) has a malformed thumb but satisfactory movement of the other fingers. This extraordinary surgery shows how the small finger is amputated and then placed where the thumb should be. The surgery is considerably edited down for this film. After surgery, the patient has good movement and the hand can grip more naturally, open containers and write but still looks rather strange without the missing a digit. The patient writes his signature and demonstrates fine motor skills using a fine screwdriver, winding a watch and tying shoelaces. He can light a match and smoke a cigarette.

Publication/Creation

Cardiff : College of Medicine, 197?

Physical description

1 videocassette (DIGIBETA) (09:44 mins) : silent, color, PAL
1 DVD (09:44 mins) : silent, color, PAL.

Notes

1 of 121 clinical cine films (1950s-80s) donated to the Wellcome Library by the former University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff University in 2013. The majority of the films were created by the college as part of their teaching activities with most dating from between 1950-80. There are a few earlier examples of films from elsewhere from the 1930s which were in distribution and were collected by the university.

Creator/production credits

Mr S. H. Richards

Copyright note

Cardiff University

Type/Technique

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Where to find it

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    5791D
    By appointmentManual request

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