ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 8548-5 First edition 2003-07-15 Prosthetics and orthotics Limb deficiencies - Part 5: Description of the clinical condition of the person who has had an amputation Protheses et ortheses - Malformations des membres - Partie 5: Description des conditions cliniques d'une personne ayant subi uneamputation Reference number ISO 8548-5:2003(E) ISO @ISO2003 y IHS under ted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO8548-5:2003(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below ISO2003 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @Iso2003-All rightsreserved py IHS unde ermittedwithoutlicense from IHS Not for Resale ISO 8548-5:2003(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (IsO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through IsO non-governmental,in liaison withIsO,also take part in the work.Iso collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the IsO/lEC Directives, Part 2 adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent ISO 8548-5 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 168, Prosthetics and orthotics. IsO 8548 consists of the following parts, under the general title Prosthetics and orthotics - Limb deficiencies: Part 1: Method of describing limb deficiencies present at birth Part 2: Method of describing lower limb amputation stumps 一 Part 3: Method of describing upper limb amputation stumps Part 4: Description of causal conditions leading to amputatior Part 5: Description of the clinical condition of the person who has had an amputation ii Not for Resale ISO 8548-5:2003(E) Introduction also on the causes and pathological condition for which amputation was performed, and on other clinical conditions and attributes of the person. The various members of the clinic teams in different countries develop comparisons of clinical practice. The system is designed to meet the needs of the members of the clinic team in assessing the person and evaluating treatment. Such a system allows the description of the person to be recorded in a way that can government health officials. This part of ISO 8548 defines the minimum information to be described. @ ISO 2003 - All rights reserved ed without license from IHS Not for Resale INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 8548-5:2003(E) Prosthetics and orthotics Limb deficiencies Part 5: Description of the clinical condition of the person who has had an amputation 1 Scope This part of IsO 8548 establishes a method of describing those attributes of a person wh