Generally applied to provide warmth, insulation and support in a variety of medical health situations. It can be used to treat sprains and strains, to help correct fractures and other bone problems in orthopaedics, to serve as a compression bandage to support already bandaged varicose veins and to support surgical gauze bandage dressings. Durable and washable. Non fraying. Approximate Length: Unstretched – 2.3m, Stretched – 4.5m.