Inability of Laplace's law to estimate sub-bandage pressures after applying a compressive bandage: a clinical study.

Objective: The aim of the current study was to compare pressures exerted on the lower limb by a high compression bandage as recorded by sub-bandage sensors and those estimated by Laplace's law. The correlation between pressures obtained in each anatomical zone and the corresponding limb perimeters were explored.

Method: For the measurement of sub-bandage pressures, four anatomical zones in the lower right limb were determined.