Table 2.
Mean pressures (mmHg) and standard deviation (SD) recorded for each of the devices and the respective anatomical positions
| Heel | Achilles tendon | Lateral malleolus | Calf | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Viscose elastic gel | 174·8 | 64·5 | 0·2 | 2·6 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 42·9 | 19·7 |
| Theatre table | 193·2 | 57·1 | 0·4 | 3·8 | 0·4 | 2·2 | 48·4 | 32·9 |
| Oasis | 0·2 | 2·0 | 183·7 | 67·4 | 20·9 | 49·2 | 17·6 | 24·5 |
| Action | 182·3 | 70·8 | 112·3 | 64·7 | 24·3 | 53·4 | 27·4 | 14·7 |
| Prototype | 0·0 | 0·0 | 16·2 | 19·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 53·7 | 23·0 |