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Adjectival Hyphens

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"The primary goal of surgical treatment is an anatomical reconstruction of the articular surface and to gain stability to allow for early functional treatment for maintaining range of motion within the elbow joint. Open reduction and internal fixation with pre-contoured locking plates and headless compression screws are usually performed to achieve this goal ^1-3."

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"Partial articular fractures are usually managed with pre-contoured locking plates of the affected side and additional screw fixation ¹. Coronal shear fractures can be managed with headless compression screws possibly accompanied by a pre-contoured locking plate if they are posteriorly comminuted ^1,4."

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"Partial articular fractures are usually managed with pre-contoured locking plates of the affected side and additional screw fixation ¹. Coronal shear fractures can be managed with headless compression screws possibly accompanied by a pre-contoured locking plate if they are posteriorly comminuted ^1,4."

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List Caps

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"Volkmann contracture"

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Strong

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"Distal humeral fractures can involve the epicondyles, the trochlea, the capitellum and the metaphysis of the distal humerus or all of those osseous structures."

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"Distal humeral fractures can involve the epicondyles, the trochlea, the capitellum and the metaphysis of the distal humerus or all of those osseous structures."

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Acronyms

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"The most commonly used classification system of distal humeral fractures, which takes those features into account, is the AO/OTA classification ^5,7."

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"The most commonly used classification system of distal humeral fractures, which takes those features into account, is the AO/OTA classification ^5,7."

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"Standard elbow radiographs AP view with the elbow flexed 40° and elbow lateral view with the shoulder abducted and the elbow flexed to 90° each should be obtained."

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Mechanism"

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"Classification"

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"Associations"

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"Complications"

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Oxford Comma

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"Attributes, characteristics or activities that increase the likelihood of sustaining a distal humeral fracture include ^1-3:"

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"Typical symptoms include pain and swelling of the elbow, instability and functional disability. Decreased or abnormal pulses might indicate a concomitant vascular injury. Weakness or paraesthesias of the wrist might indicate nerve injury ¹."

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"extra-articular, partial or complete articular"

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Inline EG

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"signs of complications if evident (e.g. neurovascular injury)"

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There Is

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"There are different approaches with regard to the fracture type ^1,2:"

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Lint: distal-humerus-fractures