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Fabrication of Compressed Hosiery and Measurement of its Pressure Characteristic Exerted on the Lower Limbs
Published on: May 27, 2020
Numerical model of pressure generated by elastic compression garments on a compressible human limb analogue
Christopher J Richards1, Julie R Steele2, Geoffrey M Spinks1
1Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Objective:
This study aimed to formulate a numerical approach (finite element modelling (FEM)) to calculate pressure values generated by compression garments on a compressible limb analogue, and to validate the numerical approach using experimental measurements. Existing models were also compared.
Method:
Experimentally measured pressure values and deformation caused by compression bands on a compressible human limb analogue were compared with values predicted using the Young-Laplace equation, a previously formulated analytical model and the FEM.
Results:
The FEM provided greater accuracy in predicting the pressure generated by compression bands compared to existing models. The FEM also predicted deformation of the limb analogue with good agreement relative to experimental values.
Conclusion:
It was concluded that modelling the non-uniform manner in which the way a limb analogue is compressed should be incorporated into future modelling of the pressures generated by compression garments on a compressible limb analogue.
Declaration Of Interest:
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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