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Fasciotomy or fasciectomy is a surgical procedure where the fascia is cut to relieve tension or pressure in order to treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle. [1] Fasciotomy is a limb-saving procedure when used to treat acute compartment syndrome. It is also sometimes used to treat chronic compartment stress syndrome.
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Myotomy · Tenotomy · Fasciotomy: Muscle biopsy · Amputation · Tendon transfer: Breast: Mammoplasty: Lumpectomy · Mastectomy: Breast implant · Mastopexy · Breast reconstruction · Breast reduction plasty: Skin: V-plasty · VY-plasty · W-plasty · Z-plasty: Escharotomy: Skin biopsy: Other/ungrouped
A study showed the fasciotomy rate for acute compartment syndrome ranges from 2% to 24%. [19] The key factor in acute compartment syndrome is the time to diagnosis and fasciotomy. [12] A missed or late diagnosis may require limb amputation to survive. [63] [13] After a fasciotomy, some symptoms may be permanent. [13]
a) Fasciotomy and b) Escharotomy in a child with third degree burns. A motorized dermatome is used to make the incisons. An escharotomy is a surgical procedure used to treat full-thickness (third-degree) circumferential burns. In full-thickness burns, both the epidermis and the dermis are destroyed along with sensory nerves in the dermis.
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Diagnostic procedures on skull, brain, and cerebral meninges ( 01.10 ) Intracranial pressure monitoring ( 01.11 ) Closed [percutaneous] [needle] biopsy of cerebral meninges