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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 27.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Surg. 2011 Jul;146(7):870–875. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.139

Table 1.

Wieberdink Acute Limb Toxicity Scale

Grade Clinical Characteristics
I No subjective or objective evidence of reaction
II Slight erythema or edema
III Considerable erythema or edema with some blistering; slightly disturbed motility permissible
IV Extensive epidermolysis or obvious damage to the deep tissues causing definite functional disturbances; threatened or manifest compartmental syndromes
V Reaction that may necessitate amputation