{"id":1138,"date":"2015-02-22T05:02:50","date_gmt":"2015-02-22T05:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/?page_id=1138"},"modified":"2015-05-14T15:22:44","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T15:22:44","slug":"additional-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/compression-therapy\/additional-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional Information"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Factors for DVT<\/strong><\/p>\n With some surgeries, assistance may be required for putting the stockings on in the morning and for removing them at bedtime. When you come in for your appointment, we recommend that you bring the person who will be assisting you.[\/vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]Compression stockings are used for both preventative and therapeutic reasons. The main reason for use after surgery is to prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). DVT is the formation of a blood clot within a deep vein. 20% of patients having major surgery experience DVT, while 40% of patients having major orthopaedic surgery may develop […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1099,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1138"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1138\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
When To Avoid Use of Compression Stockings<\/h2>[vc_column_text]Compression stockings may need to be avoided if any of the following conditions are present:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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