BS ISO 8548-2:2020 pdf free.Prosthetics and orthotics — Limb deficiencies.
1.Scope:This document establishes a method of describing and measuring lower limb amputation stumps.Iltalso lists the measurements required for the provision of a prosthesis.
2.Normative references:The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their contentconstitutes requirements of this document.For dated references,only the edition cited applies. Forundated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.ISO 8549-2, Prosthetics and orthotics — Vocabulary— Part 2:Terms relating to external limb prosthesesand wearers of these prosthesesISO 8549-4, Prosthetics and orthotics — Vocabulary —Part 4:Terms relating to limb amputation
3.Terms and definitions:For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 8549-2 and ISO 8549-4 apply.ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:ISo online browsing platform: available at https:.//www.iso.org/obp
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4.Stump description
4.1General Specify the amputation side and describe the stump using the relevant descriptors listed in theappropriate tables (Tables 1 to 7) and the guidance given in 4.2 to 4.6.
4.2.Stump characteristics:The shape of the stump should be described as either conical, bulbous or cylindrical. ln this context, themeanings of these terms are self-evident.The soft tissues of the stump should be described by reference to their amount and consistency. Theamount should be described as sufficient,insufficient or excessive and the consistency described asnormal, flabby or indurated. If the heel pad is retained, its position should be recorded as correctlypositioned, displaced or mobile.lt is important to record whether the stump musculature is attached, detached or displaced.
Relevant bony features such as prominences, remnants,length or position should be described. Thepresence of any prominent foreign bodies, for example grafts, implants or shrapnel, should be noted.
4.7.4Joint pain:Pain in the proximal joint(s) should be recorded.
5.Measurement of lower limb amputation stumps
5.1 Reference levels and reference planes.BS ISO 8548 pdf download.