Priority 1 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to measure the outcome following lower limb orthopaedic surgery in children? (JLA PSP Priority 1)
Overall ranking 1
JLA question ID 0081/01
Explanatory note Not available for this PSP
Evidence

None identified

Health Research Classification System category Musculoskeletal
Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples How will this particular surgery improve the outcome for my child? ~ What are standard outcome measure of success best timing of operation to maximise benefit of operation? ~ Are there adequate validated outcome tools used in children undergoing surgery for the most common conditions?
Submitted by Physiotherapist x 4 ~ Parent x 15 ~ Orthopaedic surgeon x 2
PSP information
PSP unique ID 0081
PSP name Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. 75 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 17 November 2018