Measurement of Lower Leg Compression In Vivo: Recommendations for the Performance of Measurements of Interface Pressure and Stiffness

Abstract

In vivo measurement of interface pressure is encouraged when clinical and experimental outcomes of compression treatment are to be evaluated.

Elastic Multilayer Bandages for Chronic Venous Insufficiency: Features of Our Technique

“…This was attached to the medial aspect of the lower leg at the level of transposition of the medial gastrocnemius muscle into the Achilles tendon, at the level of B1. 2) The IP was measured first with the volunteer in the supine position and then in the standing position, after each of the six bandages was applied. All the measurements were performed between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.…”

Terminology: resistance or stiffness for medical compression stockings?

“…10 The pressure measured on the leg in mmHg is called the interface pressure. [1][2][3][4][5] This method allows the pressure measurement at several levels along a leg.…”

“…The difference between the two values characterizes the stiffness of the MCS. 1,11 The properties of any MCS can therefore be more completely described using the following measurements: the pressure and the RC measured in the lab, and interface pressure and stiffness measured on the leg.…”

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6] The meaning of pressure is easy to understand for a health care professional. The correct meaning of stiffness is less easy to explain, especially since this word can relate to two different concepts.…”

A new compression pressure measuring device

“…In 2006, the first International Compression Club consensus on an ideal sensor to measure interface pressure was published. 1 In 2008, the International Union of Phlebology (IUP) published a consensus document stating the lack of interface pressure measurement was a knowledge gap in compression therapy. 2 The 2014 Society for Vascular Surgery and American Venous Forum (SVS-AVF) clinical guideline on venous ulcer care reiterated the lack of pressure measurement as a deficiency in the evidence to compression therapy.…”