# ISO/TR 9586:1988 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO/TR 9586:1988, item title is Implants for surgery — Usage of terms 'valgus' and 'varus' in orthopaedic surgery; status code is 9599; successor is ISO/DIS 9586; withdrawn / published date is 1988-12-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO/TR 9586:1988 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Implants for surgery — Usage of terms 'valgus' and 'varus' in orthopaedic surgery _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO/DIS 9586
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 1988-12-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 17352,TR,,ISO/TR 9586:1988,Implants for surgery — Usage of terms 'valgus' and 'varus' in orthopaedic surgery,Implants chirurgicaux — Usage des termes 'valgus' et 'varus' en chirurgie orthopédique,1988-12-01,1,['11.040.40'],ISO/TC 150,9599,,[67930],"['en','fr']",6,"<p>Both terms have been in use for centuries but their meaning seams to have varied from time to time. The present usage has developed in a haphazard manner, such that consistent definition of the terms seems to be impossible. This Technical Report points out the differences in usage of both terms so that anomalies of usage, espacially in relation to the hip joint, may be clearly understood and confusion minimized.</p>"

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
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