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Treatment of pes cavus by surgery. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Treatment of pes cavus by surgery.
- Date:
- 1935
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Description
The stages of an operation on a case of pes cavus (highly arched foot) are shown. 3 segments.
Publication/Creation
England, 1935.
Physical description
1 encoded moving image (14.34 min.) : silent, black and white
Contributors
Duration
00:14:34
Copyright note
Copyright previously held by British Medical Association and assigned to Wellcome in 2005
Terms of use
Unrestricted
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Contents
Segment 1 The intertitles list the steps of Stage I of the procedure, 'Correction of Deformity'. The patient's foot is shown. The limb is bandaged and a tourniquet applied. The foot is incised and the muscles divided, with the intertitles giving a detailed description of what the surgeon is doing. The longitudinal arch of the foot is incised. The foot is manipulated by the doctor into a better position. The heel is cut and the foot manipulated once more. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:05:08:01 Length: 00:05:08:01
Segment 2 Stage II, 'Prevention of Recurrence of Deformity' of the operation begins. The tendons of the foot are incised. The metatarsal bones are bored with awls and the holes enlarged. The edges of the holes are smoothed. The tendons are drawn through the holes. Time start: 00:05:08:01 Time end: 00:10:28:09 Length: 00:05:20:08
Segment 3 The foot is held in an over-corrected position. The tendons are twisted spirally and sutured. The incisions are sutured. The foot is shown at the end of the operation. Time start: 00:10:28:09 Time end: 00:14:34:20 Length: 00:04:06:11
Creator/production credits
By Alan H. Todd.