The use of pressure change on standing as a surrogate measure of the stiffness of a compression bandage

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 415-421

  Partsch, Hugo ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Compression bandages; Elasticity; Extensibility; Interface pressure; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG COMPRESSION; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RIGIDITY; STANDING; STRETCHING; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; AGED; BANDAGES; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 24344493041     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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