 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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 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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Bee TK, Croce MA, Magnotti LJ, Zarzaur BL, Maish GO, Minard G, Schroeppel TJ, Fabian TC. Temporary abdominal closure techniques: a prospective randomized trial comparing polyglactin 910 mesh and vacuum-assisted closure. J Trauma. 2008 Aug; 65(2):337-42; discussion 342-4.
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Stonerock CE, Bynoe RP, Yost MJ, Nottingham JM. Use of a vacuum-assisted device to facilitate abdominal closure. Am Surg. 2003 Dec; 69(12):1030-4; discussion 1034-5.
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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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