title: [Modification of the flexibility of the upper and lower ankle joint by medical compression stockings].
abstract: Using a special measurement equipment the motility range of the ankle joint and the talo-calcaneo-navicular joint in healthy young volunteers was compared with and without compression hosiery. There was no limitation in joint motility using the stockings of moderate compression (german compression class 1 and 2) but a reduced motility using strong compression hosiery (german compression class 3 and 4) was found especially in the ankle joint. This difference was significant in the products of two manufacturers.
authors.affiliation: Hautklinik der Medizinischen Fakultät der RWTH Aachen.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lentner
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Späth
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wienert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001458:Bandages / Q000145:classification; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*