INTERNAL FIXATION OF FRACTURES (AO) PART 1: SCREW FIXATION AND COMPRESSION PLATING [Main Title]

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  • Title: INTERNAL FIXATION OF FRACTURES (AO) PART 1: SCREW FIXATION AND COMPRESSION PLATING [Main Title]
  • Film Number: DRN 2036A
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  • Summary: Royal Naval Medical Service training film on the treatment of fractures by a group of Naval orthopaedic surgeons using the technique of internal fixation developed by a group of Swiss surgeons (known as the AO method). Showing the treatment of a fractured tibia by use of lag screwing and compression plating.
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  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: DRN 2036A
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (DRN 2036A)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1967
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Navy (Production sponsor) Royal Naval Medical Service (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 960 ft (ca); Running time: 27 mins
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    DRN 2036A

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