Stiffness of compression devices
Submitted: 15 November 2012
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Published: 21 March 2013
Accepted: 12 December 2012
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Several studies have demonstrated that the stiffness of compression products plays a major role for their hemodynamic efficacy. According to the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), stiffness is defined as the pressure increase produced by medical compression hosiery (MCH) per 1 cm of increase in leg circumference.1 In other words stiffness could be defined as the ability of the bandage/stockings to oppose the muscle expansion during contraction.
Mosti, G. (2013). Stiffness of compression devices. Veins and Lymphatics, 2(1), e1. https://doi.org/10.4081/vl.2013.e1
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