Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

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"Pre-operative"

Line 16:5 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'Pre-operative'.

"Post-operative"

Line 18:5 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'Post-operative'.

En Dash

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"Follow-up imaging as a baseline study to which all future studies are compared to, is performed at 3–6 weeks after surgery to exclude complication as non-union, screw breakage/migration graft and osteolysis. It include true anteroposterior (AP) or Grashey view, axillary and lateral scapula view."

Line 20:111 · Use a hyphen-minus ('-') instead of an en-dash ('–').

Emphasis

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"The Eden-Hybinette procedure is the most common surgery for revision of a failed Latarjet procedure. When there are greater degrees of glenoid bone loss, the Latarjet procedure may not be sufficient to ensure adequate stability. This is an open or arthroscopic procedure that uses an iliac crest bone graft to reconstitute glenoid bone loss."

Line 1:178 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em> </em>'

List Caps

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"Latarjet-Bristow procedure"

Line 25:15 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Indications
H1 Contraindications
H1 Preprocedural evaluation
H1 Procedure
H2 Equipment
H2 Technique
H2 Postprocedural care
H1 Postprocedural evaluation
H2 Radiographic features
H1 Complications
H1 Outcomes
H1 History and etymology
H1 See also

"Radiographic features"

Line 15:1 · "Radiographic features" should be H2, not H1.

"Pre-operative"

Line 16:1 · "Pre-operative" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Post-operative"

Line 18:1 · "Post-operative" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Oxford Comma

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"Follow-up imaging as a baseline study to which all future studies are compared to, is performed at 3–6 weeks after surgery to exclude complication as non-union, screw breakage/migration graft and osteolysis. It include true anteroposterior (AP) or Grashey view, axillary and lateral scapula view."

Line 20:267 · Use the Oxford comma in 'view, axillary and l'.

Biographical Lifespan

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"History and etymology"

Line 22:1 · A bold element in the History and etymology section should be a person; it would be useful to have their lifespan details: '<h4>History and etymology</h4> <p>It was first described by <strong>Rudolf Theiss Eden</strong> '

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