Hosiery kits can be used as a first line treatment for venous leg ulcers safely, effectively and with lower rates of recurrence.
Liners provide low compression when it is clinically indicated.
Kits are a hosiery alternative to bandages for healing leg ulcers.
Two garments are worn one on top of the other. A 10mmHg liner followed by higher a compression stocking. A recent RCT in The Lancet found hosiery kits as effective as 4 layer bandages at healing ulcers.
Not everyone with a leg ulcer is suitable for the hosiery kit and some people may need to wear bandages depending on the size and shape of the leg and ulcer.
Activa liners provide 10mmHg light compression for maintenance therapy, palliative care and for patients non concordant with higher levels of compression.
Activa Liners are often layered by wearers who find the lower levels of compression easier to put on. For example two 10mmHg liners would provide 20mmHg* compression.
Liners can also be worn under compression stockings to provide higher levels of compression. For example one 10mmHg liner worn below an Activa British Standard 14-17mmHg garment would provide 25mmHg* compression. The liner forms part of the Activa hosiery kits used to treat venous leg ulcers.
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