Custom-Made Garments for the Upper
Extremities
The current Bio-Concepts Measurement
Charts are available as Adobe documents below. If you do not
have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer you will not be
able to view and print these documents. Don't worry, it's free
at the adobe website: http://www.adobe.com/.
Just follow the instructions.
| Order
Form, this should be completed and transmitted
with every new custom garment order |
order.pdf,
264KB
(1 page) |
| Upper
Extremity Chart, for sleeves and sleeves attached
to torso garments (for example, sleeves for a sleeved
vest) |
upper.pdf,
162KB
(1 page) |
| Custom
Sketch Pad to indicate the locations of special
linings and other features |
sketch.pdf,
294KB
(1 page) |
| Re-Order
Form, do not resend original measurements, just
indicate the item number, quantity, and minor changes
on the reorder form |
reorder.pdf,
46KB
(1 page) |
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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