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Lint: facet-joint-septic-arthritis

List Punctuation
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"paraspinal abscess: in advanced cases."

Line 34:40 · Do not put full stops at the end of a list item.
Emphasis
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"Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequently involved organism 2-4."

Line 23:4 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>'
Prefix Hyphens
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"peri-articular soft tissue inflammatory changes"

Line 40:4 · A prefix takes a hyphen only to avoid a duplicate letter: 'peri-articular'.

"peri-articular muscle oedema with or without collections"

Line 49:8 · A prefix takes a hyphen only to avoid a duplicate letter: 'peri-articular'.
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

"Associations"

Line 24:1 · "Associations" is under the wrong parent heading (found under "Pathology").

"Complications"

Line 56:1 · "Complications" is under the wrong parent heading (found under "Treatment and prognosis").
Oxford Comma
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"Facet joints are an uncommon site for septic arthritis, representing ~1% of all cases 2. Infection may occur through haematogenous spread, extension from spondylodiscitis, epidural or paraspinal abscess, or iatrogenic sources."

Line 21:169 · Use the Oxford comma in 'spondylodiscitis, epidural or paraspinal'.