Fractures of the Femur about the Hip

Duration: 22

Genre: Educational | Medical (Nonfiction)

Year Published: 1961

Creator: Churchill Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Discusses with live photography and animation the anatomy of the region about the hip, with special reference to the displacing pulls of muscles as they affect various fractures, and the blood supply to the head and neck of the femur. Includes fractures of the neck of the femur and intertrochanteric fractures. Shows methods of internal fixation and discusses the problems of maintenance of reduction by internal fixation as opposed to traction, particularly with reference to the elderly patient.

Complete Record: Discusses with live photography and animation the anatomy of the region about the hip, with special reference to the displacing pulls of muscles as they affect various fractures, and the blood supply to the head and neck of the femur. Includes fractures of the neck of the femur and intertrochanteric fractures. Shows methods of internal fixation and discusses the problems of maintenance of reduction by internal fixation as opposed to traction, particularly with reference to the elderly patient., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.