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ReviewRheumatology advances in practice2024

Beyond pGALS: the need for a multifaceted musculoskeletal decision-making tool ('pGALSplus') in community-based clinical practice.

Vicky Mercer, Nicola Smith, Sharmila Jandial, Michela Guglieri, Simon A Jones, Helen E Foster

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Vicky MercerTranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0077-2541
Nicola SmithTranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Sharmila JandialSchool of Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Michela GuglieriJohn Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Simon A JonesManchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UK.
Helen E FosterPopulation Health Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Musculoskeletal (MSK) problems in children are common, and health-care professionals must identify those requiring onward referral. Paediatric gait, arms, legs and spine (pGALS) is an MSK assessment to discern abnormal joints. We aimed to identify MSK assessments to add to pGALS (pGALSplus) to facilitate decision-making in the context of exemplar conditions representing a spectrum of MSK presentations, namely JIA, mucopolysaccharidoses, muscular dystrophy and developmental co-ordination disorder. A literature review identified 35 relevant articles that focused on clinical assessments [including questionnaire(s), physical examination and functional tests] used by health-care professionals in the context of the exemplar conditions. We provide a description of these assessments and the rationale regarding how they, or components of such tools, might be useful within pGALSplus. This process provides a foundation for further work to develop and validate pGALSplus.

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allied healthassessmentchildrendecision-makingmusculoskeletalpGALSrheumatologytriage

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PMID38283055
PMCPMC10822673

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