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Lint: subscapularis-tear

Adjectival Hyphens
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"Subscapularis tendon tears are a less common rotator cuff tear and have been considered more difficult to diagnose pre-operatively (both clinically and radiologically), and are known as a "hidden lesion" 5. Accurate pre-operative diagnosis is important, as it affects the surgical approach, and delayed/missed treatment can result in poorer functional outcomes than earlier diagnosis 4."

Line 1:160 · 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-operatively'.
Acronyms
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"SLAP tears in the context of biceps pulley injury 3"

Line 28:15 · 'SLAP' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.
Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • 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

"Associations"

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Semicolons
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"isolated: rare; most commonly traumatic in the setting of anterior glenohumeral instability"

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Oxford Comma
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"The principles of subscapularis tendon repair are similar to general principles for rotator cuff tears. Surgical repair can be performed either open or arthroscopically, with or without augmentation. Salvage operations for complete, chronic tears include anterior capsule reconstruction, tendon transfers (pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, latissimus dorsi), or reverse shoulder arthroplasty if there is glenohumeral osteoarthritis 5."

Line 50:156 · Use the Oxford comma in 'arthroscopically, with or without'.