Table 1 Accurately reported items in abstracts: Definitions and virtual examples^a

Primary objective

Accurate reporting entails systematic & brief reporting of the study design/type, intervention, outcome measures used, disease & patient population characterization e.g. child/adult, follow-up period^b

• the objective of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the intermediate-term clinical and radiological outcomes of salvage femoral valgization osteotomy in non-ambulatory cerebral palsy children with late presenting neglected hip dislocation

• the objective of this study is to prospectively evaluate the short-term efficiency of an intensive physical rehabilitation regime following multi-level orthopaedic surgery for ambulatory cerebral palsy children and adolescents

Inclusion/Exclusion criteria

Accurate reporting entails systematic & brief reporting of inclusion/exclusion criteria respecting all “relevant/applicable” details of patient disease/population eligibility criteria, intervention-related criteria, resources or follow-up plan/period etc

Included patients needed to be children with spastic cerebral palsy and not previously subjected to a bony hip procedure. We excluded adolescents, other non-spastic forms of cerebral palsy, those previously subjected to a bony hip procedure or botulinum toxin injection within the past year proceeding index operation

Correlations of variable in results

Accurate reporting entails clear identification of correlated variables & result of correlation e.g. significant/insignificant or significant positive/negative etc.;

The total and individual subscores (X) & (Y) score of Health-related Quality of Life showed a statistically significant improvement in group 1 patients P =  < .05. Individual subscores (Z) improved yet didn’t reach statistical significance in the same group. Total and all subscores of Health-related Quality of Life scores didn’t show any statistical significance in group 2 patients. All results at mean follow-up of two years

Study conclusions or key points^c

Accurate reporting entails interpreting the study results within its specific clinical context/settings and limitations. This should be performed in view of the stated study objectives

There is credible evidence to support the use of the current manipulative casting technique for idiopathic congenital clubfeet (< 3 years) who have not been previously operated, on the short-term

Implications of study results

Accurate reporting entails delineating the potential impact or applicability of the results beyond the specific study settings. For example, applicability of the employed intervention to other disease populations or other sub-types of the studied disease etc

The satisfactory results of salvage hip procedures in neglected hip dislocation of non-ambulatory cerebral palsy children may be investigated in hips of other non-ambulatory neuromuscular disorders