The paper byWrobel et al examined the efficacy of an electronic diabetes foot examination registry to aide stratification of patients into ‘risk groups’ and thus guides appropriate care. Convincing data exists to demonstrate that patients can be stratified into groups at higher or lower risk of subsequent ulceration/ amputation. The stratification tools largely rely on detailed examination find...

Thyroid cancer is an increasingly common malignancy, with a rapidly rising prevalence worldwide. The social and economic ramifications of the increase in thyroid cancer are multiple. Though mortality from thyroid cancer is low, and most patients will do well, the risk of recurrence is not insignificant, up to 30%. Therefore, it is important to accurately identify those patients who are more or ...

MINI: The authors wanted to determine which existing primary-care low back pain stratification schema is associated with distinct subpopulations. Initial stratification by DMPP identified potentially distinct epidemiological groups. DMPP stratification resulted in discrimination beyond that provided by disability or chronicity risk stratification alone. STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional study of...

INTRODUCTION Over 80% of the nearly 1 million men diagnosed with prostate cancer annually worldwide present with localised or locally advanced non-metastatic disease. Risk stratification is the cornerstone for clinical decision making and treatment selection for these men. The most widely applied stratification systems use presenting prostate-specific antigen (PSA) concentration, biopsy Gleason...