Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

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"salvage/rescue treatment for recurrent neurologic claudication syndrome post-laminectomy, adjacent segment degeneration or spinal stimulator implantation ³"

Line 5:80 · 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-laminectomy,'.

Approximation Spacing

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"device loosening, breakage or migration: ~ 4% ^2,5"

Line 42:49 · No space after an approximation symbol: '~ 4'.

Oxford Comma

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"low back pain without groin, buttock or lower limb radiation"

Line 14:30 · Use the Oxford comma in 'groin, buttock or lower'.

"There are a number of devices available made of varying materials including titanium, silicone and polyetheretherketone (PEEK) ^1,4,6:"

Line 24:80 · Use the Oxford comma in 'titanium, silicone and polyetheretherketone'.

"device loosening, breakage or migration: ~ 4% ^2,5"

Line 42:15 · Use the Oxford comma in 'loosening, breakage or migration'.