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Lint: galeazzi-fracture-dislocation

Strong List Colon Position
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"type I: dorsal displacement"

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"type II: volar displacement"

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Adjectival Hyphens
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"irreducible: further exploration of the distal radioulnar joint with the view to release interposition and post-release re-assessment of the distal radioulnar joint:"

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Acronyms
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"Typically, Galeazzi fracture-dislocations occur due to a fall on an outstretched hand (FOOSH) and result in dorsal displacement of the radius (type I) if the axial load was applied to the forearm in supination or volar displacement of the radius (type II) if the forearm was in pronation 7."

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Strong
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"In Galeazzi-equivalent fractures, ulnar physeal arrest is frequent, seen in 55% of cases."

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List Caps
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"Galeazzi and Monteggia fracture-dislocations (mnemonic)"

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"Monteggia fracture-dislocation"

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Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • H1 Epidemiology
  • H1 Mechanism
  • H1 Radiographic features
  • H2 Plain radiograph
  • H2 CT
  • H2 MRI
  • H1 Treatment and prognosis
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 See also

"Report checklist"

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"Complications"

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Biographical Lifespan
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"History and etymology"

Line 63:1 · 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>First described in 1934 by Italian orthopaedic surgeon <strong>Riccardo Galeazzi</strong> (1866-1952) <sup>1,2</sup>.</p> <p>Many people consider the Galeazzi and <a>Piedmont fractures</a> as the same injury. However, some state that the latter is an isolated radial fracture without distal radioulnar dissociation. The <strong>Piedmont fracture</strong> '