Yes, Apolla makes wide-calf compression socks that nurses wear through a full shift. If a compression sock you already own fits your foot but digs in or leaves a deep ring where your calf is widest by the end of a shift, order WIDE. Size by your shoe size as usual; WIDE changes the calf, not the compression. Two styles run WIDE, in Medium, Large, and Extra Large: the Infinite Mid-Calf, a roomier sock that ends mid-leg, and the Endurance Knee-High for coverage that reaches the knee.
The Infinite and Endurance both use Apolla's 20-30 mmHg graduated compression in every size, WIDE included, are HSA/FSA eligible so pre-tax account dollars can pay for a pair, and sit in an Apolla lineup with more than 7,300 reviews.
Apolla sizes by your street shoe size, so pick that size on the size chart first. Then look at your calf, not the chart: if a compression sock you already own fits your foot but digs in or leaves a deep ring where your calf is widest by the end of a shift, order the same size in WIDE. The ring is a red line pressed into the skin where the cuff sat. Check for it when you take your socks off after report, not at the morning huddle. No number to look up.
Only two Apolla styles run WIDE: the Infinite Mid-Calf and the Endurance Knee-High, both in WIDE Medium, Large, and Extra Large. The difference between them is height, not calf room. WIDE is the same sock with more room through the calf, and the patented arch support at the foot is unchanged.
WIDE is a calf fit, not a foot fit. If it is your foot that runs broad, stay in your usual size: both styles already have a seamless toe box with room for wider feet, and the Endurance's is cut to take bunions too.
The Infinite comes in WIDE in black or white; its nude shades run in regular sizes only. The Endurance is black in every size. WIDE is priced like regular, $41 for the Infinite and $52 for the Endurance, so the roomier calf is never an upcharge.
Pick your Apolla size by your street shoe size on the size chart. WIDE comes in that same size, so the chart is the only lookup you need.
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The Wide Calf collection lists every Apolla style that runs WIDE in one place, so calf room stays the deciding factor.
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The Nurse Compression Sock Guide sorts the picks by shift, unit, and shoe type once calf fit is settled.
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Start here when a fuller calf needs room but full knee coverage is more than the shift calls for. The Infinite runs WIDE with 20-30 mmHg support and ends at mid-leg; in WIDE the calf still gets the snug hug its product page describes, and the sock still stays up. The 30-day pain-free trial lets you judge it over real shifts.
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Pick the Endurance when a fuller calf needs room and coverage should reach the knee. It runs from toe to knee, and its WIDE sizing is cut for calves that standard compression brands cannot fit, which is why it suits nurses whose calves stay full all the way up.
Shop EnduranceA calf sits fuller at the end of a long day on your feet than it does before the first round, so a pair you own that feels fine at clock-in and leaves a deep ring by clock-out is your signal for WIDE. Three checks settle it.
A calf is at its fullest after ten hours on your feet, so if a pair you already own felt right at clock-in but leaves a ring where your calf is widest by the evening handoff, order your usual size in WIDE. That ring, not anything on the chart, is the test.
When the foot fits and only the calf wants more room, the fix is width, not height. A taller or shorter standard-width pair only moves where the cuff sits; your size in WIDE gives the calf the room, with no change to your shoe size.
Every Apolla size, WIDE included, carries the same 20-30 mmHg graduated compression, so you are not trading support for room.
These pages cover the full Wide Calf collection, the nurse buyer guide, and the broader nurse collection.
Once WIDE is the right call, confirm your shoe size on the chart, then go straight to the Infinite or the Endurance in WIDE.
Set on a height already, or choosing for a long shift? These nurse pages compare those fits.
Start with our Infinite Mid-Calf in WIDE when a fuller calf needs room but the rest of the leg does not. It ends mid-leg, which keeps it light under scrubs. Step up to our Endurance Knee-High in WIDE when a muscular calf stays full up the leg and coverage should reach the knee. Both are the same 20-30 mmHg as regular sizes.
No. WIDE comes in three sizes, Medium, Large, and Extra Large, on two styles, the Infinite and the Endurance. It starts at Medium, so if your shoe size lands in Small, or Extra Small on the Infinite, there is no WIDE version of that size. Find your size by shoe size on the size chart first, then look for WIDE.
Yes. Apolla WIDE sizes carry the same 20-30 mmHg graduated compression as the regular sizes; WIDE adds room at the calf and changes nothing else. That matters across a long shift, since a wide-calf sock sold at 15-20 mmHg or lighter is a different product class versus a roomier version of the same support. Order the Infinite or Endurance in WIDE and the compression you get is the one on the label.
Yes. WIDE runs on the same shoe-size chart as every Apolla sock, so if your shoe size puts you in a Large, you order WIDE Large; you never size up to get calf room. If you already bought the regular size and want more room at the calf, exchanges are free within 90 days, so the swap to WIDE costs nothing.
Yes, Apolla's wide-calf sizing for nurses, called WIDE, is on two styles, the Infinite Mid-Calf, a roomier sock that ends mid-leg, and the Endurance Knee-High, which reaches the knee. Order WIDE when a compression sock you already own fits the foot but digs in or leaves a deep ring where the calf is widest after a full shift, in the same size your shoe size gives you. Both stock WIDE M, L, and XL with the same 20-30 mmHg graduated compression as every size.
Start with the Wide Calf collection, pick your shoe size on the size chart, then choose the height: mid-calf or knee.
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