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The Mechanical Knee
197121 min 45 secFilm: Documentaire
Réalisation: Claudia Overing
Production: Jean RoyTom Daly
The account of a young secretary who is threatened by a giant cell tumor of the leg. Faced with three alternatives (amputation, fusion of the knee joint, or an experimental prosthesis), she chooses the mechanical knee. The film shows the various stages of the procedure: the construction of a hinged metal joint; in the operating room, the surgery to excise the affected area and insert the mechanical knee; and the physiotherapy that enabled her to return to work and a reasonably active life.
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Catégories de sujets
- Santé et Médecine > CancerTraitement et Réhabilitation
- Personnes handicapées > Déficience physiqueSoins et RéadaptationFemmes handicapées
Générique
- réalisateur
- Claudia Overing
- producteur
- Jean Roy
- Tom Daly
- photographie
- Jean Roy
- Eric Chamberlain
- Jacques Tougas
- Claudia Overing
- son
- Chester Beachell
- montage
- Lucien Marleau
- montage sonore
- Gilles Quintal
- musique
- Norman Bigras