Custom-Made Garments for the Upper
Extremities
The current Bio-Concepts Measurement
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Charts and Forms |
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Measuring Manual |
All
Charts & Forms, all of the documents
listed below in one file.
(713KB,
15 pages) |
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Entire manual,
all of the sections listed below in one
file.
(3.6 MB, 76 pages) |
Order
Form, this should be completed and
transmitted with every new custom garment order.
(189 KB,
1 page) |
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Order Form,
detailed instructions for submitting orders and
an example order form.
(641 KB, 12 pages) |
Upper
Extremity Measurement Chart, for
separate sleeves and sleeves
attached to torso garments (for example,
sleeves for a sleeved vest).
(103 KB,
1 page) |
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Measuring the
Upper Extremity, procedures and an example
measuring chart.
(330 KB, 9 pages) |
Sketch Pad to indicate the locations of
special linings and other features.
(100 KB, 1 page) |
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Sketch Pad,
instructions for illustrating special features.
(196 KB, 3 pages) |
Re-Order
Form, do not resend original
measurements, just indicate the item number,
quantity, and minor changes on the reorder form.
(35 KB, 1 page) |
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Submitting
Re-Orders, instructions for submitting
simple reorders and an example form.
(336 KB, 5 pages) |
Styles & General
Information
Wrist to Elbow
Sleeve |
Elbow to Axilla
Sleeve |
Note: Shoulder
flaps are often needed to hold up the
glove to axilla, gauntlet to axilla, and
sleeve to axilla garments.
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Gussets in
the axillary area help prevent
abrasion of this sensitive area.
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Gussets are
preferred over linings.
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Insert
material can extend the entire
length of the sleeve from armpit
to wrist, or from wrist to waist
in one continuous piece.
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If one arm
is unburned, a short sleeve over
the upper arm is preferable to a
sleeveless garment that tends to
rub or dig in.
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Sleeves can
also have built-in pads. If the
elbow needs additional protection
or pressure, a built-in pad can
be useful. For women, a strap or
loop can be attached to a bra if
only one sleeve is needed.
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Wrist to Axilla
Sleeve |
Gauntlet to Elbow |
Gauntlet to Axilla |
Glove to Elbow |
Glove to Axilla |
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- Important!
- Custom-made
pressure garments provide the
constant, even pressure necessary
to aid in preventing hypertrophic
scarring and disfigurement. To be
effective, the garments should be
worn 24 hours a day, every day,
until the scar tissue is mature,
usually 9-14 months post-burn. A
pressure garment maintains
effective pressure for 2-3 months
and then must be replaced.
Alternating between several
garments will aid in lengthening
the life of the garments,
although, in some cases of weight
change, or spurts of rapid growth
in children, more frequent
re-measurement and replacement
may be necessary.
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