Prospective, randomized, controlled trial comparing a new two-component compression system with inelastic multicomponent compression bandages in the treatment of leg lymphedema

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 985-991

  Lamprou, D A A ^a   Damstra, Robert J ^a   Partsch, Hugo ^b  

^a NIJ SMELLINGHE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Private Practice   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INELASTIC MULTICOMPONENT COMPRESSION BANDAGE; INTERFACE PRESSURE; LEG EDEMA; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWO COMPONENT COMPRESSION SYSTEM BANDAGE; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; COMPRESSION BANDAGES; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959840291     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2011.02002.x     Document Type: Article

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