Elastic stockings in the control of hand oedema.
Elastic support and compression in the form of an elastic finger stall or glove seems to be a simple and comfortable way to obviate and reduce oedema of the hand and fingers after surgery or trauma. It may also prove useful in inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, though the authors have not used it as yet for that condition.
D001458:Bandages; D004487:Edema / Q000628:therapy*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans