A Prediction Rule for DVT in Patients with Orthopaedic Conditions

Attached is a nice paper just published by Dr. Dan Riddle and colleagues that validates a prediction rule for diagnosing DVT in patients with orthopaedic conditions, the subgroup of patients most at risk. Each of the factors in the rule (Table 1) are based on clinical examination findings, making the rule easy to use in a busy clinical practice. This is a helpful contribution to the literature, the results of which may improve decision-making in physical therapy practice.

John

Download Riddle-dvt.pdf

Comments

[Kevin]

Riddle and Wells published a similiar article in Phys Ther. 2004;84:729-735 which included the CPR developed by Wells and colleagues.

[Selena Horner]

Thanks, Kevin. I knew I had read something previously on the topic.

Is it weird that Homan's sign isn't mentioned? The one little thing that we were all probably taught to do and the importance of doing that one test. I remember thinking in 2004 - what about Homan's sign? And, then again, thinking the same thing with the article John posted. And I am being sarcastic.