Goodbye to Captain Hook

Duration: 20 min

Year Published: 1966

Creator: University of Michigan, Television Center and Film Unit, Audio-Visual Education Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Color: Color

Credits: Direction: Aubert Lavastida; Script: Daniel Waldron; Photography, Editing: Douglas W. Rideout; Sound: William T. Eddington; Narrator: Larry Jones.

Description: Advance in medicine, surgery and prosthetic devices now make possible normal living for the upper extremity amputee. The film shows various amputation levels, types of prosthesis available, and a case history from arrival at the hospital to return to former occupation. Emphasized are the roles of physician, therapist, counsellor, and prosthetist.

Metadata Source:Representative University Produced Films 1964-1967 (Journal of the University Film Producers Association, Vol.19 No.3/4, 1967)