Elastic stockings

Manufacture with circular looms (or linear for some types of made-to-measure stockings). 

Production with materials of a quahty and using methods defined in the standard. 

Graduated and uniform compression from below to above. 

Declaration of the compression class in mmHg at the ankle and along aU the lower limb. 

ExtensibUity of the knit in both directions to facilitate joint movement. 

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J Homer, L C Lowth and A N Nicolaides, A pressure profile for elastic stockings , British MedicalJ, 1980 280 818-820. 

Some preventive measures against DVT after ACL reconstmction have been recommended, such as use of elastic stockings and prophylactic use of low molecular weight heparin, but no consensus has been reached [63, 64]. When DVT occurs, anticoagulant therapy, thrombolytic therapy, and vascular interventional radiology performed by specialists should be started promptly. In addition, lung contrast CT and other tests should be performed to detect pulmonary infarction. 

Stemmer, R. (1969) Ambulatory-elasto-compressive treatment of the lower extremities particularly with elastic stockings. Derm Kassenarzt, 9,1-8. 

PUs are widely used in the manufacture of flexible foam materials. In the textile industry, these polymers have been made into fibers with excellent elasticity. Spandex, which is a PU-based elastic fiber, has been incorporated into a wide range of textile fabrics, including elastic stockings for compression therapy. 

Technically, the elastic stocking consists essentially of a transverse weft thread which produces the compression. The weft thread is made of natural rubber or elas-tane (Lycra fibers), which is usually double wrapped with threads such as cotton, polyamide, or microfiber polyamide so as to fix the weft thread itself at a predetermined tension and produce the physical and esthetic characteristics of the stocking. The knit through which the weft thread passes consists of elastic yams, of lower strength compared with the weft, usually woven with the method known as crossed and locked knit. 

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