Exploring the factors that influence stakeholders' expectations and subsequent perception of lower limb orthopaedic surgical outcomes for ambulant children with cerebral palsy - a qualitative study.

The recognition of potential factors influencing expectations and perceptions of surgical outcomes could assist clinical reasoning when planning surgical interventions for ambulant children with CP. If these factors are integrated into the healthcare practice, it will most likely enhance the positive stakeholders' experiences postoperatively.IMPLICATION FOR REHABILITATIONUnderstanding relevant stakeholders' experiences offer a positive contribution to holistic and person-centred approaches in healthcare.People with cerebral palsy and their caregivers require adequate information on surgery and post-surgical rehabilitation regime in order to reach informed decisions.Previous experiences can influence surgical expectations and subsequent perceptions of the outcome.