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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.

Charts and Forms   Measuring Manual
All Charts & Forms, all of the documents listed below in one file.
(713KB, 15 pages)
  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)
  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)
  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)
  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)
  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.
  • Gussets in the axillary area help prevent abrasion of this sensitive area.
  • Gussets are preferred over linings.
  • Insert material can extend the entire length of the sleeve from armpit to wrist, or from wrist to waist in one continuous piece.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Wrist to Axilla Sleeve

Gauntlet to Elbow

Gauntlet to Axilla

Glove to Elbow

Glove to Axilla
 
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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Last update: September 26, 2008

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