Priority 3 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What is the short-term and long-term clinical and cost effectiveness of orthopaedic lower limb surgery (including best timing and technique) for children with Cerebral Palsy who can walk? (JLA PSP Priority 3) |
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| Overall ranking | 3 |
| JLA question ID | 0081/03 |
| Explanatory note | Not available for this PSP |
| Evidence |
Shih et al. Economic evaluation and cost of interventions for cerebral palsy: a systematic review. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2018 Jun;60(6):543-558. |
| Health Research Classification System category | Neurological |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | What is the optimum time to operate on lower limbs in CP? ~ Optimum surgical intervention for CP maifestations in the lower limb? ~ What are the best treatments for long term gain, either surgical or not, for children and adults with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy? ~ Which procedures are of most benefit? |
| Submitted by |
See data spreadsheet on JLA website |
| PSP information | |
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| 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 |