cruciform bandage
The eight-shaped (8-shaped), or cruciform bandage resembles a cross or the number 8 in shape. Bandage tours are repeated several times, the cross is located above the affected area.
A cruciform bandage is applied to areas of the body of complex configuration - the back surface of the hand, chest, occiput, or areas with mobility (limb joints).
In an eight-shaped (8-shaped) bandage, each round of the bandage overlaps the previous one by 2/3. classical cruciform bandage superimposed with a cross bandage in the same place.
We offer you to watch a video about the application of a cruciform bandage.
- on the back of the head:
- on foot:
