Management of medial humeral epicondyle fractures in children: a structured review protocol for a systematic review of the literature and identification of a core outcome set using a Delphi survey

Table 2 Overview of modified Dodd-Williamson [21] classification of outcomes

Core area	Core domains	Example
Adverse events	Adverse events	Unintended consequences
Death	N/A	N/A
Physiological/clinical	Musculoskeletal	Mal-union, non-union, range of motion
Life impact	Physical/social/role/emotional/cognitive functioning Health-related quality of life (HRQL) Delivery of care*	PROMS, activities of daily living, satisfaction
Resource use	Economic/hospital/need for intervention, societal burden	Length of stay, further surgery, physiotherapy
Technical considerations	Technical/surgical considerations	Radiographic measurements

*Delivery of care does not refer to the resource delivery, but instead includes patient satisfaction, patient preference, adherence, withdrawal, tolerability; PROMS, patient-reported quality of life, N/A not applicable

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