Amputee Ambulation
name: label: Collection Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences
label: Collection Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences
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content: Medical Sciences Film Collection
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content: Medical Sciences Film Collection / Series 1: Technical Films
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content: 1 Film reel (black and white, composite optical soundtrack, print, 16mm; 790 feet)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1970
container: label: Container
content: Reel OF 222.1
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: Film reels
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content: Copyright: MCMLXX. All rights reserved, The Ohio State University. 

Credits: produced for the Department of Physical Medicine by the Department of Photography and Cinema, Ohio State University; director: Hubert L. Smith; cinematographers: John L. Friend, Hubert L. Smith; production associate, Andreas Rabe with the staff of Dodd Hall ; sound, William R. Buccalo, William B. Finan ; technical advisor and narrator: Ernest W. Johnson, MD. Partially supported by Rehabilitation Services Administration, Social and Rehabilitation Service, U. S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare.

Summary: The film shows a blind, diabetic woman, whose legs have been amputated, learning to use her prosthesis. She progresses from parallel bars to walker in two days.  In six days she is able to go to church, in one month climb stairs, and within several months is independent in her own home. This film shows hospital procedures, fitting of prothesis, and therapy.