Impact of variation in limb shape on sub-bandage interface pressure

Phlebology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-28

  Al Khaburi, J ^a   Nelson, E A ^a   Hutchinson, J ^b   Dehghani Sanij, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Deeside Industrial Estate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compression bandages; Interface pressure; Law of laplace; Stiffness; Venous ulcers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTERFACE PRESSURE; LIMB; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; COMPRESSION BANDAGES; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGAN SIZE; PRESSURE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 78751665116     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2010.009082     Document Type: Article

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