Superimposition of elastic and nonelastic compression bandages

Remarks on Elastic Bandages

Elastic bandages and intermittent pneumatic compression for treatment of acute ankle sprains.

The efficacy of elastic bandage alone and with intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) treatments in the rehabilitation of 44 acute ankle sprains was studied. Lower-leg dysfunction was assessed by measurements of edema, degree of ankle motion, pain, and limb dysfunction when the patient was first included in the study, after treatment for one week, and after a four-week follow-up. For all the ...

Classification of compression bandages: practical aspects.

BACKGROUND Compression bandages appear to be simple medical devices. However, there is a lack of agreement over their classification and confusion over the use of important terms such as elastic, inelastic, and stiffness. OBJECTIVES The objectives were to propose terms to describe both simple and complex compression bandage systems and to offer classification based on in vivo measurements of ...

Comparison between Multilayer Bandages with Mobiderm and Non- Elastic Multilayer Bandages in the Treatment of Lymphatic Oedema

4 layer elastic bandages were most cost effective than multilayer inelastic bandages for healing venous leg ulcers.