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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Vol 84, Issue 3 120-123, Copyright © 1994 by American Podiatric Medical Association

CLINICAL TRIAL

Effect of hosiery on skin temperature in spastic quadriplegia. A preliminary study

C Ufer, A Cryer and M Stevenson
Irrabeena Authority for Intellectually Handicapped Persons, West Perth, Western Australia.

The effect of hosiery on 21 patients with spastic quadriplegia was studied by examining skin temperatures before and after wearing control socks (cotton or cotton/acrylic), compared with the test socks (21% stretch nylon and 80% synthetic hollow-core fiber). The latter are claimed by the manufacturers to provide superior warmth. Other investigations suggest that no material for a given thickness has superior insulation properties. The results of this preliminary study support these investigations, in that no significant difference in skin temperatures was found between the control and test socks when worn by this population.




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