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The purpose of this research is to examine how conscious younger women are of their exposed legs. As stockings and socks play an important role in women's fashion, their design depends on the degree to which women are conscious of their exposed legs. The results of a questionnaire revealed that a casual style was preferred by more than half of the respondents, while their fashion style reflected their high interest in fashion. While more than 30% of respondents indicated that they wore miniskirts on a daily basis, roughly 80% of them did not care if those of the opposite sex looked at their exposed legs. However, they were averse to undergarments that spilled out of clothes. Moreover, since stockings and socks are inexpensive, it was clarified that they can be easily used for coordination and image-building purposes, and therefore constitute important fashion items. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We hypothesized that the use of a graduated medical elastic thigh compression stocking for 14 days after total knee arthroplasty would reduce swelling by 2 cm and reduce pain among patients with a BMI ≥30 kg/m2. The aim of this pilot study was to provide preliminary data and information about feasibility. The specified objectives were to investigate: 1) the level of post-surgical swelling and, 2) the level of post-surgical pain, 14 days after surgery. In a randomized controlled pilot study, 44 patients were allocated to a graduated medical elastic thigh compression stocking or standard treatment for 14 days after total knee arthroplasty. Outcome measures were knee, calf, and ankle swelling and pain. Study feasibility included acceptable rates of written consent and compliance with the use of the compression stocking. Data was analyzed using two-sample t -test for equality of mean. Overall, 68.8% of eligible patients gave written consent to participate in the study and 41.2% complied with use of the graduated medical elastic thigh compression stocking for 14 days post-surgery. No significant difference was found between the groups regarding knee, calf and ankle swelling or pain. Knee swelling was reduced in both groups after 14 days, but was slightly more in the intervention group. The result is not statistically significant but indicates that a graduated medical elastic thigh compression stocking may have a positive effect on reduction of swelling after total knee arthroplasty. Initiating a larger scale randomized controlled study to determine effectiveness requires a higher level of compliance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]