Surgical treatment of chronic osteomyelitis in the ulna

Surgical treatment of chronic osteomyelitis in the ulna

Contributor(s):
Speed, Kellogg, 1879-1955
Petrolagar Laboratories.
Publication:
[Chicago, Ill.?] : The Laboratories, [1921]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Osteomyelitis -- surgery
Ulna -- surgery
Genre(s):
Instructional Film and Video
Abstract:
The film opens with an X-ray showing involvement of the proximal half of the ulna which had been operated on previously. A gloved hand with scalpel cuts away the old scar from the skin of a draped arm. The soft tissue is retracted and the periosteum is gently reflected to expose the necrosed bone. The hard cortex is excised with a gouge and mallet, forceps catching the pieces as they are chiseled off. A deep, dark pocket is exposed near the proximal end and, with a curved-blade gouge, the overhanging edges are cut off. All visible disease is removed without fracturing the supporting shell of bone. A small spoon-shaped gouge is used to complete the removal of the diseased bone. The wound is swabbed with tincture of iodine. Vaseline gauze in one long strip is packed into the bone cavity by forceps. The skin is not approximated. A dressing is applied. The dressing is removed 7 days later. Forceps pull out the length of vaseline gauze from the still open arm. Post-operative X-rays show the healing bone.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
011 min.
Color:
Black and white
Sound:
Silent
Provenance:
Received: (date unknown) donation; from Petrolagar Laboratories.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
8800376A (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
31661242
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/8800376A