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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Fasciotomy

Preferred term

Fasciotomy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Fasciectomy

Scope note

  • 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).

History note

  • 2017

In other languages

  • faskiotomia

    Finnish

  • peitinkalvon halkaisu
  • peitinkalvon katkaisu
  • peitinkalvon leikkaaminen
  • Fasciotomi

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000071938

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