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Adjectival Hyphens

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"The fracture will not be seen as well as with CT. However, localised soft-tissue injury will be apparent. Pre-vertebral haemorrhage or oedema will identify injury at the level of C1/2. A ligamentous injury will also be demonstrated. A fat-sat T2 sequence is useful in the trauma setting to help distinguish abnormal soft-tissue injury from normal fat."

Line 35:110 · 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: 'Pre-vertebral'.

"pseudo-Jefferson fracture, or pseudospread of the atlas on the axis"

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Biographical Date Spacing

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"The classification is named after Sir Geoffrey Jefferson (1886-1961) ¹⁶, a British neurosurgeon who first described the anatomic sites of fracture in a case series and literature review in 1919 ⁴."

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Acronyms

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"AO Spine classification of upper cervical injuries"

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Spinal Level Format

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"In cases where the ligament is thought to be disrupted, the injury is considered unstable and more aggressive management is usually required ⁷. This includes halo immobilisation, posterior C1-C2 lateral mass internal fixation or transoral internal fixation."

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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

"Mechanism"

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"Associations"

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Semicolons

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"CT demonstrates the fracture line which usually involves both the anterior and posterior arches. If there is an injury to the transverse atlantal ligament, the atlantodental interval (ADI) increases. The normal ADI in the adult population is less than 3 mm; in paediatric populations, the normal distance is less than 5 mm."

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