Leg garments and related methods

A compressive leg garment, comprising:

• a flat-knitted basic fabric part knitted on a knitting machine forming at least one foot part comprising a longitudinal length and a transverse width, with at least one first functional zone formed to accommodate a heel of a foot that is knitted into the flat-knitted basic fabric part;
• and
• wherein the at least one first functional zone comprises a plurality of successive knitted gussets formed by successive partial stitch courses,
• wherein the flat-knitted basic fabric part is formed by a right-right weave, or by a half tubular weave, each of the right-right weave and the half tubular weave having an inserted weft thread,
• wherein each of the successive partial stitch courses is arranged between transverse edges of the flat-knitted basic fabric part and within the transverse width,
• wherein the flat-knitted basic fabric part is a single continuous flat-knitted basic fabric with two transverse edges sewn together by means of a single longitudinal seam to form a tubular knitted fabric to form the compressive leg garment with a foot shape having a heel area,
• wherein the at least one first functional zone is knitted into the flat-knitted basic fabric part in such a manner that in a worn state of the leg garment, the longitudinal seam connecting the flat-knitted basic fabric part is arranged outside of a heel area of the foot,
• wherein the single longitudinal seam comprises the only longitudinal seam positioned outside of the heel area, forming the compressive leg garment of a single piece of the flat knitted fabric part,
• wherein the heel area is free of irritation inducing elements of the basic knitted fabric part, and
• wherein the flat-knitted basic fabric part has a gradual compression curve in a longitudinal direction of the tubular knitted fabric of the leg garment such that the compressive leg garment exerts compression on a limb in its worn state, and wherein compressive pressures generated by the flat-knitted basic fabric part are between 10 and 60 mmHg in an ankle area of the leg garment and between 5 and 50 mmHg in a calf region.