Which term denotes intracapsular rupture using the spelling without a hyphen?

• A. Intracapsular implant rupture
• B. Intra-capsular implant rupture
• C. Extra-capsular implant rupture
• D. Linguini sign - MRI

Answer: (A)

The main concept is distinguishing rupture terminology and its spelling. Intracapsular indicates a rupture that is contained within the fibrous capsule surrounding the implant, so the rupture is inside the capsule and silicone remains within that capsule. The standard, correct phrasing uses intracapsular as a single word, making the full term intracapsular implant rupture. The hyphenated forms are not the conventional spelling you’d use in radiology terminology. The linguine sign is an MRI finding associated with intracapsular rupture (representing collapsed implant shell within the capsule), and it is spelled linguine, not linguini, and it describes a sign rather than the rupture itself.