Terminology: resistance or stiffness for medical compression stockings?

Based on previous experimental work with medical compression stockings it is proposed to restrict the term <em>stiffness</em> to measurements on the human leg and rather to speak about <em>resistance</em> when it comes to characterize the elastic property of compression hosie...

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Main Authors: André Cornu-Thenard, Jean-Patrick Benigni, Jean-François Uhl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-04-01
Series:Veins and Lymphatics
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/vl/article/view/669