 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fasciotomy" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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Lueders DR, Sellon JL, Smith J, Finnoff JT. Ultrasound-Guided Fasciotomy for Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome: A Cadaveric Investigation. PM R. 2017 Jul; 9(7):683-690.
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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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