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Hands Up? A Preliminary Study on the Effect of Post-Operative Hand ElevationFrom King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, South Africa
Intra-compartmental pressures of up to 30 mmHg may be generated by compression bandaging following upper limb surgery. Compression bandaging and hand elevation are both shown to diminish skin blood-flow as measured by transcutaneous oxygen pressures. Hand elevation following post-operative compression bandaging is potentially hazardous.
Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 13, No. 4,
430-434 (1988) |
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