Medical Clothing: A TUTORIAL PAPER ON PRESSURE GARMENTS
International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology
ISSN: 0955-6222
Article publication date: 1 January 1993
Abstract
Pressure therapy is generally accepted as an effective means of preventing and controlling hypertrophic scarring after burn injury. Pressure treatment based principally on the use of pressure garments is widely used in Hong Kong and many other countries. These garments are tailor‐made to the individual patient's measurement to provide a uniform and firm support to body contours, and they are designed individually for the area of injury. Attempts to review the existing practice of the various kinds of pressure garments on patients, and to provide a better understanding of the present use of fabric and production methods employed in the manufacturing of the garments. Includes a brief account of the problems encountered by both the patients and the medical staff.
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Citation
Ng‐Yip, F.S.F. (1993), "Medical Clothing: A TUTORIAL PAPER ON PRESSURE GARMENTS", International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 17-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb003009
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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