Determinants of pressure exerted by medical compression stockings

Phlebologie

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 237-244

  Blättler, Werner ^a   Lun, B ^b,c   Uhl, J F ^d   Bringer, Y ^e  

^a Angio Bellaria   (Switzerland)

^b Laboratory of Textile Engineering   (France)

^c Ganzoni Management AG   (Switzerland)

^d Centre de Chirurgie Vasculaire   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

Interface pressure; Leg compression; Medical compression stockings; Venous function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERFACE PRESSURE; LEG; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 36048961401     PISSN: 0939978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1622191     Document Type: Article

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