Clinical lecture on varicose veins of the lower extremities / by William H. Bennett.

  • Bennett, William Henry, Sir.
Date:
1889
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    tliis purpose may be rouglily divided into two kinds : (I.) those wliicli effect relief by localised pressure-; (II.) those which produce the same result by general compression of the affected part. The use of appliances which exert local pres- sure only is confined to the following conditions : (a) Yarix affecting either single veins or isolated collec- tions of veins. {j3) Cystic dilatations, whether indi- vidual and isolated, or whether occurring in general varix and producing the sole discomfort, as they sometimes do in such cases, by becoming over-dis- tended, (y) A highly sensitive state of the limb, which may render the use of general pressure im- practicable on account of the pain it produces. (S) In the event of the wearing of complete stockings or bandages being negatived by the occurrence of eczema, pruritus, or other complications directly connected with the use of those contrivances. In connection with the cases which are suitable for treatment by local pressure, it is of great im- portance to understand that a cure may be effected in some, and great benefit produced in others, by operating in one of the several ways which wiU be described in the succeeding lecture. Methods of applying Local Pressure in Varix. 1. Strapping.—In many cases of discomfort due to distension of individual veins or circumscribed