A Retrospective Study on the Effects of Kinesiology Taping on Edema of the Lower Limb in 14 Patients Following Intramedullary Nailing for Femoral Shaft Fracture

Karen Lanier; Andrea M. Johnson; Ximena Tapia; Shenae Samuels

doi:10.12659/MSM.936619

03 April 2022: Clinical Research

A Retrospective Study on the Effects of Kinesiology Taping on Edema of the Lower Limb in 14 Patients Following Intramedullary Nailing for Femoral Shaft Fracture

Karen Lanier ^1ABDEF* , Andrea M. Johnson ^1ABDEF , Ximena Tapia ^1ABDEF , Shenae Samuels ^2ACDE

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.936619

Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936619

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Figure 1 Kinesiology tape fan method applied to thigh areaKinesiology tape fan method application to right thigh. Thick blue arrows indicate tab of tape placed proximal to area of swelling. Thin blue arrows highlight projecting fingers of tape going distally to site of swelling. Red circle signifies area of swelling in which woven pattern of tape lays across.

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A Retrospective Study on the Effects of Kinesiology Taping on Edema of the Lower Limb in 14 Patients Following Intramedullary Nailing for Femoral Shaft Fracture

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