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Intermediate-risk patients are those with any of the following criteria: microscopic tumour invasion into the perithyroidal tissues at initial surgery, cervical lymph node metastases or 131I uptake outside the thyroid bed on the initial post-treatment scan, or tumour with aggressive histology or vascular invasion. Finally, high-risk patients have macroscopic tumour invasion, incomplete tumour resection, distant metastases or elevated thyroglobulin out of proportion to what is seen on the post-treatment scan (Cooper et al., 2009). This stratification was designed to help identify patients who are at higher risk for recurrent disease and may benefit from more aggressive postoperative management (Cooper et. | PHYSICAL THERAPY PERSPECTIVES IN THE 21ST CENTURY - CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES Edited by Josette Bettany-Saltikov and Berta Paz-Lourido Physical Therapy Perspectives in the 21st Century - Challenges and Possibilities Edited by Josette Bettany-Saltikov and Berta Paz-Lourido Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9 51000 Rijeka Croatia Copyright 2012 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution license which allows users to download copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes as long as the author and publisher are properly credited which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech authors have the right to republish it in whole or part in any publication of which they are the author and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. As for readers this license allows users to download copy and build upon published chapters even for commercial purposes as long as the author and publisher are properly credited which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials instructions methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Maja Jukic Technical Editor Teodora Smiljanic Cover Designer InTech Design Team First published April 2012 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@ Physical Therapy Perspectives