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This study aims to establish the content validity of commonly used mobility measures in children with AMC following the COnsensus-based Standards for health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) framework.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Items from the measures \u201cFunctional Mobility Scale (FMS), Gillette Functional Assessment Questionnaire (FAQ), Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM), and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)\u201d were linked to the ICF categories using the refined linking rules of the ICF. Three raters conducted independent linking, and inter-rater reliability was calculated using the Kappa coefficient. An expert panel consisting of people with lived experience, clinicians and researchers reviewed the ICF codes identified by the raters and evaluated the comprehensibility, relevance, and comprehensiveness of the four measures using the COSMIN standards. The Content Validity Index (CVI) and modified Kappa (<jats:italic>k<\/jats:italic>*) were calculated.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Inter-rater agreement was substantial [<jats:italic>\u03ba<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.79, (95% CI: 0.78\u20130.84)]. Most concepts (84.4%) were linked to the \u201cActivities and Participation\u201d domain, with a limited representation of \u201cEnvironmental Factors\u201d (8.9%) and \u201cBody Functions\u201d (6.7%). The CVI and <jats:italic>k<\/jats:italic>* values for most measures indicated excellent content validity (0.91 to 1), except for the PROMIS Mobility Young Adult (\u22640.82). The expert panel found that measures exhibited high comprehensibility and relevance, but comprehensiveness was insufficient. Most studied mobility measures missed concepts such as pain, fatigue, mobility aids, and compensatory strategies.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>FMS, FAQ, WeeFIM, and PROMIS (Parent Proxy\/Pediatric) demonstrated good content validity. However, none of these measures fully address the full spectrum of mobility experiences in children with AMC. Incorporating missing concepts, such as environmental challenges, compensatory strategies, and pain, into existing or newly developed assessment tools is essential for providing a more holistic evaluation of functional mobility. 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