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Strong List Colon Position

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"Garden stage I: undisplaced incomplete, including valgus-impacted fractures"

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"Garden stage II: undisplaced complete"

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"Garden stage III: complete fracture, incompletely displaced"

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"Garden stage IV: complete fracture, completely displaced"

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Adjectival Hyphens

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"In general, stage I and II are stable fractures and can be treated with internal fixation (head-preservation), and stage III and IV are unstable fractures and hence treated with arthroplasty (either hemi- or total arthroplasty) ³."

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Accepted Abbreviations

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"The Garden classification is the most commonly used system (c.2018) despite reported poor intraobserver reliability ⁴. Originally, the classification system was based on AP radiographs, however, many fractures will be re-classified depending on CT appearances ⁴."

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Number Formatting

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"The Garden classification is the most commonly used system (c.2018) despite reported poor intraobserver reliability ⁴. Originally, the classification system was based on AP radiographs, however, many fractures will be re-classified depending on CT appearances ⁴."

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Acronyms

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"The Garden classification is the most commonly used system (c.2018) despite reported poor intraobserver reliability ⁴. Originally, the classification system was based on AP radiographs, however, many fractures will be re-classified depending on CT appearances ⁴."

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Emphasis

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"In general, stage I and II are stable fractures and can be treated with internal fixation (head-preservation), and stage III and IV are unstable fractures and hence treated with arthroplasty (either hemi- or total arthroplasty) ³."

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