title: Study on different bandages and application techniques for achieving stiffer compression.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between interface pressure and stiffness of compression achieved by various combinations of bandages and application techniques.
  
  
  METHODS
  There were eight healthy volunteers. One roll (4.5 m) of four types of bandages with different extensibilities (0, 90, 108 and 218%) was applied to the leg in single-layer bandage fashion with eight random tensions. Then, the leg was wrapped with one to eight rolls in multi-layer bandage fashion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Each combination of bandage and application technique displayed an indigenous linear interface pressure-static stiffness index relationship. With single-layer bandage, lower extensibility was associated with higher static stiffness index at a given interface pressure. With multi-layer bandage, the static stiffness index at a given interface pressure was independent of the bandage type.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The stiffness at a given interface pressure was affected by the extensibility with single-layer bandage but not with multi-layer bandage.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan ksuehiro-circ@umin.ac.jp.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suehiro
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morikage
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Samura
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D058128:Compression Bandages; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: Chronic venous insufficiency; application; bandage; stiffness