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Optional Plurals

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"rib fracture(s) without flail segment"

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"Flail motion or clinical flail is the observation of paradoxical motion of a section of chest wall on spontaneous respiration. Sometimes clinical flail is delayed; rib fractures are not usually fixed surgically and fractures can displace at any time before fracture union ¹⁰."

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"Flail motion or clinical flail is the observation of paradoxical motion of a section of chest wall on spontaneous respiration. Sometimes clinical flail is delayed; rib fractures are not usually fixed surgically and fractures can displace at any time before fracture union ¹⁰."

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"Radiologists use the term flail segment or radiological flail when three or more contiguous ribs are fractured in two or more places. Anterolateral fractures with marked displacement involving multiple ribs are most likely to cause flail motion. Injuries to intrathoracic structures are frequent."

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"Radiologists use the term flail segment or radiological flail when three or more contiguous ribs are fractured in two or more places. Anterolateral fractures with marked displacement involving multiple ribs are most likely to cause flail motion. Injuries to intrathoracic structures are frequent."

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"Bilateral anterior rib or costal cartilage fractures and dislocations can give rise to flail sternum, often associated with concomitant sternal fractures and/or sternomanubrial dislocation."

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Acronyms

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"Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation through a well-fitting mask with oxygen supplementation is often sufficient and has few iatrogenic complications. Atelectasis, pneumonia and ARDS are common complications."

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Headings Valid

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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

"Plain radiograph and CT"

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Semicolons

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"Flail motion or clinical flail is the observation of paradoxical motion of a section of chest wall on spontaneous respiration. Sometimes clinical flail is delayed; rib fractures are not usually fixed surgically and fractures can displace at any time before fracture union ¹⁰."

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"Fractures of the 3^rd to 10^thribs contribute most to flail chest; the 11^thand 12^thare floating ribs; fractures of the first and second ribs are associated with head, spine and carotid artery injuries ¹⁰."

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"Fractures of the 3^rd to 10^thribs contribute most to flail chest; the 11^thand 12^thare floating ribs; fractures of the first and second ribs are associated with head, spine and carotid artery injuries ¹⁰."

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"Ventilatory difficulty following trauma with paradoxical movement of the flail segment; occasionally clinically occult ^4,5."

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Oxford Comma

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"Fractures of the 3^rd to 10^thribs contribute most to flail chest; the 11^thand 12^thare floating ribs; fractures of the first and second ribs are associated with head, spine and carotid artery injuries ¹⁰."

Line 7:210 · Use the Oxford comma in 'head, spine and carotid'.

"Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation through a well-fitting mask with oxygen supplementation is often sufficient and has few iatrogenic complications. Atelectasis, pneumonia and ARDS are common complications."

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"Age, number of fractures, displacement and pulmonary contusion contribute to morbidity ¹⁰."

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