Term "Shrinker"
Wieland Kaphingst
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Collection
Title:
Term "Shrinker"
Creator:
Wieland Kaphingst
Text:
Subj: Re: Correction to error made in previous message
Date: 10/22/1999 6:14:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: <A HREF=mailto:Eduandinfo>Eduandinfo</A>
To: <A HREF=mailto:<Email Address Redacted>> <Email Address Redacted>
</A>
Re: Your question shrinker
A shrinker is an elstic tubular sock (prefabricated or custom made, including
textile plus rubber or latex threads) that provides, when applied on a
stump, constant radially directed force and thus assists in reducing edema.
The edema reduction in turn shrinks the volume of the residual limb (stump) -
thus the term shrinker. A shrinker belongs to the family of medical hosiery.
Wieland Kaphingst - for or-bi-lingua
Professional translations for O&P and bio-medical technology
Date: 10/22/1999 6:14:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: <A HREF=mailto:Eduandinfo>Eduandinfo</A>
To: <A HREF=mailto:<Email Address Redacted>> <Email Address Redacted>
</A>
Re: Your question shrinker
A shrinker is an elstic tubular sock (prefabricated or custom made, including
textile plus rubber or latex threads) that provides, when applied on a
stump, constant radially directed force and thus assists in reducing edema.
The edema reduction in turn shrinks the volume of the residual limb (stump) -
thus the term shrinker. A shrinker belongs to the family of medical hosiery.
Wieland Kaphingst - for or-bi-lingua
Professional translations for O&P and bio-medical technology
Citation
Wieland Kaphingst, “Term "Shrinker",” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/212993.
