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Bandaging
To shrink and shape the stump So that the artificial limb can be fitted, elastic compression bandages, such as Ace bandages, are frequently used. Often bandaging must be continued after discharge from the hospital. The physician and the limb fitter should decide whether this should be done and for how long.
Using a well-fitted prosthesis will help prevent swelling. For this reason, the bandaging may be discontinued after the stump is fitted. Again, the decision when to stop bandaging should be left to the physician or limb fitter.
Elastic bandages are also used to treat the temporary edema that is caused, for example, by standing for too long or by gaining too much weight.
The following pages show methods of bandaging both above-knee and below-knee stumps.
- How To Bandage The Above-Knee Stump
- How To Bandage The Below-Knee Stump
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