Table IV.
The final core outcomes set.
Core area | Core domain | OMTs |
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Adverse events | Adverse events | Deformity (fixed and dynamic); relapse. |
Life impact | Physical/social/emotional/ cognitive/health-related quality of life | Pain; child’s ability to play with their peers; leisure activities participations; sport participations; overall happiness with their foot/feet; ability to walk for long distances; ability to walk freely; child’s ability to squat; child’s ability to hop on the affected leg; absence of limping; ability to climb stairs; ability to fit a good range of footwear; comfortable foot. |
Resource use | Economical/hospital/need for intervention/social burden | Need for any additional treatment (e.g. casting, minor surgery) |
Pathophysiological manifestations | Musculoskeletal | Heel position; foot in-toeing; forefoot position; overall foot position in standing; overall position in walking; plantigrade foot; appropriate ROM at ankle joint; appropriate ROM at subtalar joint; strong and balanced muscle activity. |
Death | N/A | N/A |
Technical considerations | Technical/surgical considerations | Appropriate scale/questionnaire for assessment (e.g. PBS; Oxford Ankle Foot Questionnaire). |
N/A, not applicable; OMTs, cutcome measurement tools; PBS, Pirani/Bohm/Sinclair.