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http://dx.doi.org/10.5850/JKSCT.2012.36.8.860

Sizing System for Medical Compression Stockings -Focus on Imported Medical Compression Stockings in the Korean Market-  

Do, Wol-Hee (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Chonnam National University/The Research Institute of Human Ecology, Chonnam National University)
Kim, Nam-Soon (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Chonnam National University/The Research Institute of Human Ecology, Chonnam National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles / v.36, no.8, 2012 , pp. 860-874 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study provides size information on current imported medical compression stockings in Korea. A total 20 brands from 6 countries imported and sold in the Korean on-off line markets were selected for this study and the sizing system of medical compression stockings was researched. The results of this study were as follows: there were size differences among different USA brands according to product type or compression class of medical compression stockings. To establish the sizing system for medical stockings of the German brands, the basic body measurements standard was set as cA, cY, cB, cB, cC, cD, cE, cF, cG, cH, cT, lD, lG, and lT. Italian brands developed the sizing system for medical compression stockings by compression class. In the Swiss brands, size types were sub-divided as 'Normal', 'Plus', 'Short', and 'Long'. The sizing 1 were confined within very narrow limits. There were differences of the basic body measurements between Taiwan brands. The results of the comparison of the size range of the imported brands with Size Korea (KATS, 2010) by two-way size distribution shows that the sizing systems of the imported brands were unsuitable for Koreans. To enhance the suitability of the sizing system for medical compression stockings, a new sizing system for Korean adult males and females needs to be established.
Keywords
Medical compression stockings; Sizing system; Basic body measurements;
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