 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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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fasciotomy" by people in Profiles.
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Richman EH, Rakowski D, Lauder A. The Impact of Emerging Therapies and Declining Physician Reimbursement on Dupuytren Disease Treatment: A 21-Year Review. J Hand Surg Am. 2026 Mar; 51(3):312.e1-312.e9.
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Bouklouch Y, Bernstein M, Bosse M, Cota A, Duckworth AD, Dunbar RP, Gamulin A, Guy P, Hak DJ, Haller JM, Hayda R, Jarragh A, Johnstone AJ, Karunakar M, Lawendy AR, Leighton R, Mavrogenis AF, Mauffrey C, Miclau T, Obremskey WT, Renninger C, Sanders DW, Schmidt AH, Schneider P, Sen MK, Taitsman L, Van Lancker H, Harvey EJ. Postfasciotomy Classification System for Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Leg. J Orthop Trauma. 2023 Nov 01; 37(11):581-585.
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Leroux A, Frey KP, Crainiceanu CM, Obremskey WT, Stinner DJ, Bosse MJ, Karunakar MA, O'Toole RV, Carroll EA, Hak DJ, Hayda R, Alkhoury D, Schmidt AH. Defining Incidence of Acute Compartment Syndrome in the Research Setting: A Proposed Method From the PACS Study. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Jan 01; 36(Suppl 1):S26-S32.
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Vu M, Wisell J, Wohltmann W. Cutaneous foreign body microemboli-induced occlusive vasculopathy: A complication of illicit intravenous injection of oral opioid tablets. J Cutan Pathol. 2021 Sep; 48(9):1173-1177.
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Reisner JH, Noble-Taylor KE, Cummings NM, Lachman N, Finnoff JT. Ultrasound-Guided Fasciotomies of the Deep and Superficial Posterior Leg Compartments for Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome: A Cadaveric Investigation. PM R. 2021 08; 13(8):862-869.
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Finnoff JT, Johnson W. Ultrasound-Guided Fasciotomy for Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome: A Case Report. Clin J Sport Med. 2020 11; 30(6):e231-e233.
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Mackenzie CF, Shackelford SA, Tisherman SA, Yang S, Puche A, Elster EA, Bowyer MW. Critical errors in infrequently performed trauma procedures after training. Surgery. 2019 11; 166(5):835-843.
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Erben Y, Miller SM, Sumpio BJ, Dillon BJ, Lee AI, Blume P, Sumpio BE, Mena-Hurtado C. Acute Limb Ischemia in an 8-Year-Old Patient: A Case Report. Ann Vasc Surg. 2018 Aug; 51:327.e1-327.e8.
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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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Holzmacher J, Sarani B, Puche A, Granite G, Shalin V, Pugh K, Teeter W, Tisherman S, Shackelford S, Mackenzie CF. Can hyper-realistic physical models of peripheral vessel exposure and fasciotomy replace cadavers for performance assessment? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 07; 83(1 Suppl 1):S130-S135.
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