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Adjectival Hyphens

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"higher rates of adjacent level fracture post-procedure"

Line 58:48 · 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-procedure'.

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"Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are sometimes grouped together as vertebral augmentation procedures (VAPs) ⁶."

Line 3:69 · Generally, don't use bold in text: '<strong>vertebral augmentation procedures (VAPs)</strong>'

"Vertebral augmentation procedures can be used as a treatment or as a palliative measure for:"

Line 5:4 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'Vertebral augmentation procedures<strong> </strong>can be used as a treatment or as a palliative measure for'

Acronyms

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"chronic fractures (variable relief and therefore not often covered by insurance payers in the US.)"

Line 22:102 · 'US' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

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