Abstract
Elastic compression of the lower leg is the traditional preventive and curative treatment of venous insufficiency. After presenting the medical strategies related to compression therapies, this chapter develops current advances in clinics as well as in engineering and outlines the most important knowledge arising from this review. Compression hosiery acts by providing pressure to the leg. Pressure generation using socks mainly depends not only on the stiffness and the size of the socks and the size of the leg but also on the leg morphology. In the case of bandages, the role of friction must be outlined, not only as the main factor in maintaining the bandage wrapped around the leg but also as an influencing factor in pressure generation.
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