Fasciotomy
"Fasciotomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Surgical incision on the FASCIA. It is used to decompress compartment pressure (e.g. in COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; circumferential burns and extremity injuries) or to release contractures (e.g. in DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE).
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D000071938
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MeSH Number(s) |
E04.321
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1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fasciotomy" by people in Profiles.
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Hake ME, Etscheidt J, Chadayammuri VP, Kirsch JM, Mauffrey C. Age and dressing type as independent predictors of post-operative infection in patients with acute compartment syndrome of the lower leg. Int Orthop. 2017 12; 41(12):2591-2596.
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Bhashyam AR, Harper CM, Iorio ML. Reversed Palmaris Longus Muscle Causing Volar Forearm Pain and Ulnar Nerve Paresthesia. J Hand Surg Am. 2017 Apr; 42(4):298.e1-298.e5.
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Javedani PP, Ratnabalasuriar R, Grall KJ. Spontaneous Compartment Syndrome of the Thigh in the Absence of Trauma. J Emerg Med. 2016 Jul; 51(1):70-2.
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Mauser N, Gissel H, Henderson C, Hao J, Hak D, Mauffrey C. Acute lower-leg compartment syndrome. Orthopedics. 2013 Aug; 36(8):619-24.
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Flores RA. 3-in-1 block: are we still using this misnomer? AANA J. 2013 Jun; 81(3):171.
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Hak DJ, Lee M, Gotham DR. Influence of prior fasciotomy on infection after open reduction and internal fixation of tibial plateau fractures. J Trauma. 2010 Oct; 69(4):886-8.
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Davison SP, Parikh PM, Jacobson JM, Iorio ML, Kalan M. A "buttressed mesh" technique for fascial closure in complex abdominal wall reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2009 Mar; 62(3):284-9.
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Leversedge FJ, Casey PJ, Seiler JG, Xerogeanes JW. Endoscopically assisted fasciotomy: description of technique and in vitro assessment of lower-leg compartment decompression. Am J Sports Med. 2002 Mar-Apr; 30(2):272-8.
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Havig MT, Leversedge FJ, Seiler JG. Forearm compartment pressures: an in vitro analysis of open and endoscopic assisted fasciotomy. J Hand Surg Am. 1999 Nov; 24(6):1289-97.
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Loevner LA, Ott IL, Yousem DM, Montone KT, Thaler ER, Chalian AA, Weinstein GS, Weber RS. Neoplastic fixation to the prevertebral compartment by squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1998 May; 170(5):1389-94.
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