IMMEDIATE POST-SURGICAL PROSTHETICS

Duration: 43 min

Year Published: 1966

Creator: Veterans Administration

Color: Color

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Outlines the principles employed in the management of amputees in which the prosthesis is applied to the amputation stump immediately following wound closure. The details of surgery, post-operative treatment and training are presented. A detailed case history of one below-knee amputee is shown and other types of cases are summarized briefly.