BS ISO 8549-3:2020 Prosthetics and orthotics一Vocabulary Part 3: Terms relating to orthoses.
1 Scope
This document defines terms relating to orthoses.
This document does not include terms for orthoses that only encompass limb segments, as these orthoses are limited mainly to use in the treatment of fractures and in sports medicine.
NOTE 1 The types of components used in the construction of orthoses are classified and described in ISO 13404.
NOTE 2 For the purposes of this document the abbreviated term ‘orthotics’ and its derivatives only apply to external orthotics.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
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— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
NOTE 1 An alphabetical index of terms is provided in Clause A.2.
NOTE 2 The abbreviations of the following classes of orthoses are made up of the first letters (in upper case) of the names of the body segments and joints encompassed by the orthosis.
3.1 General
3.1.1
orthosis
orthotic device
externally applied device used to compensate for impairments of the structure and function of the neuro-muscular and skeletal systems
[SOURCE: ISO 8549-1:2020, 3.1.2]
3.2 Classes of lower limb orthoses
3.2.1
toe orthosis
TO
orthosis (3.1.1) that encompasses the toe
3.3.5
elbow orthosis
EO
orthosis (3.1,1) that encompasses the elbow joint
3.3.6
elbow-wrist-hand orthosis
EWHO
orthosis (3.1.1) that encompasses the elbow and the wrist joints and the hand
3.3.7
shoulder orthosis
SO
orthosis (3.1.1) that encompasses the shoulder joint
3.3.8
shoulder-elbow orthosis
SEO
orthosis (3.1.1) that encompasses the shoulder and the elbow joints
3.3.9
shoulder-elbow-wrist-hand orthosis
SE WHO
orthosis (3.1.1) that encompasses the shoulder, the elbow and the wrist joints and the hand
3.4 Classes of spinal orthoses
3.4.1
cervical orthosis
CO
orthosis (3.1.1) that encompasses the whole or a part of the cervical region, including the atlantooccipital joint
3.4.2
cervico-thoracic orthosis
CTO
orthosis (3..L1) that encompasses the whole or a part of the cervical and the thoracic regions, including the atlantooccipital joint
3.4.3
cervico-thoraco-lumbo-sacral orthosis
CTLSO
orthosis (3.1.1) that encompasses the whole or a part of the cervical, the thoracic, the lumbar and the sacroiliac regions, including the atlantooccipital joint
3.4.4
thoracic orthosis
TO
orthosis (3.1.1) that encompasses the whole or a part of the thoracis region of the trunk
3.4.5
thoraco-lumbo-sacral orthosis
TLSO
orthosis (3.1.1) that encompasses the whole or a part of the thoracic, the lumbar and the sacroiliac regions of the trunk
3.4.6
lumbo-sacral orthosis
LSO
orthosis (3.1.1) that encompasses the whole or a part of the lumbar and sacroiliac regions of the trunk
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