Biomechanical performance of orthopedic gloves

The purpose of this study was to compare the biomechanical performance of commercially available orthopedic gloves to that of a single surgical glove, as well as a double glove system. The orthopedic gloves were found to be thicker than the single surgical glove. This increased thickness of the orth...

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Published in:Journal of biomedical materials research 1999, Vol.48 (2), p.193-198
Main Authors: Jackson, Elise M., Neal, Jeffrey G., Williams, Freddie M., Stern, Collette A., Suber, Freeman, Thacker, John G., Edlich, Richard F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biocompatible Materials
Biological and medical sciences
Biomechanics
ease of donning
glove hydration
Gloves, Surgical - standards
Humans
Hydration
Medical sciences
Orthopedic Equipment
orthopedic gloves
Orthopedic surgery
Orthopedics
puncture resistance
standard surgical glove
Surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
tactile discrimination
Testing
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to compare the biomechanical performance of commercially available orthopedic gloves to that of a single surgical glove, as well as a double glove system. The orthopedic gloves were found to be thicker than the single surgical glove. This increased thickness of the orthopedic glove was associated with a greater resistance to glove puncture. The thickest orthopedic gloves also had reduced tactile sensitivity when compared to the single surgical glove. In addition, the glove donning forces and glove hydration rates varied considerably. These latter biomechanical performance parameters were not significantly related to glove thickness. The double glove systems tested in this study had similar performance characteristics in regard to many of the orthopedic gloves. The glove donning forces for the double glove systems were the lowest of the gloves tested. In addition, the double glove systems displayed the greatest resistance to glove hydration of the gloves tested. Their performance in the glove hydration tests and the force required to don the double glove systems were much more desirable than any of the orthopedic gloves. The results of this study indicate that the double glove systems may provide a desirable alternative to the use of the single orthopedic gloves. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res (Appl Biomater) 48: 193–198, 1999
ISSN:0021-9304
1097-4636
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(1999)48:2<193::AID-JBM14>3.0.CO;2-K