Abstract: The present invention relates to a circular knit fabric for use in compression therapy of lymphedemas, having a surface with a patterned structure with protuberances (1) which, when in contact with the body part to be treated with compression therapy, exert pressure on the surface of the body part and which, when the body part moves, produce a massaging effect. To create such a circular knit fabric that is comfortable to the wearer and that, when worn, exerts a sufficiently high compressive pressure on the body part to be treated and, at the same time, improves lymph drainage, the invention proposes that the structured surface have a regular pattern in the form of chambers (2) that are bounded by protuberances (1), with the chambers (2a, 2b, 2c) that are adjacent to each other being connected to each other by means of connecting channels (3) in the longitudinal direction (L) of the circular knit fabric.

Abstract: The invention relates to a compression article, particularly a compression stocking or compression tights, made of an elastic knitted fabric (1) with a base knitted fabric (2), which is made from a knitting thread (S) and inside of which compression-imparting compression threads (K) are deposited. In order to obtain a surface pattern, the manner in which the compression threads (K) are deposited alternates area by area.

Abstract: The invention relates to a knitted fabric comprising a first low-extensible area (1) and a second high-extensible area (2) which is seamlessly connected thereto. The aim of the invention is to provide a knitted fabric which can be used to produce a compression article, having areas of different high compression and wherein the difference in compression of the individual areas is as high as possible and can be obtained in a manner which is as simple and economical as possible. According to the invention, the knitted fabric is formed from at least one knitted thread (3), which forms a basic knit, and welt threads (4) which are integrated therein. The differing amounts of extensibility of the two areas (1; 2) arises from different integration of the weft threads (4) into the basic knit. The invention also relates to a compression article, particularly a compression hose which is produced from the inventive knitted fabric.