Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In surgery, operation for the division of a fascia.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun surgery The cutting of the
fascia to relieve tension or pressure (and treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle).
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Examples
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We're obligated to do a procedure called a fasciotomy where the skin and the muscle is opened to relieve pressure.
Here and Now 2010
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Sometimes surgical intervention such as fasciotomy, skin graft or even amputation is needed the product labeling makes several recommendations to reduce the risk of these adverse events.
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Sometimes surgical intervention such as fasciotomy, skin graft or even amputation is needed the product labeling makes several recommendations to reduce the risk of these adverse events.
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Sometimes surgical intervention such as fasciotomy, skin graft or even amputation is needed the product labeling makes several recommendations to reduce the risk of these adverse events.
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Sometimes surgical intervention such as fasciotomy, skin graft or even amputation is needed the product labeling makes several recommendations to reduce the risk of these adverse events.
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The surgery — a fasciotomy — was to address Compartment Syndrome, which is a swelling in the lower leg that can compress nerves and blood vessels.
Nicks Sidelined As Gut-Check Time Arrives for Giants Aditi Kinkhabwala 2010
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A fasciotomy is done when a patient has a condition called compartment syndrome.
Archive 2008-02-01 Dafydd 2008
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A fasciotomy is done when a patient has a condition called compartment syndrome.
Tedium and tragedy Dafydd 2008
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Depending upon the publication, the type of surgery performed (fasciectomy, fasciotomy, or needle aponeurotomy) and the definition of recurrence, surgical recurrence rates of up to 34% have been reported within the first two years following fasciectomy(6) and, at two years, rates range from 2% to 60% or more (7).
unknown title 2011
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Nicks was scheduled to undergo a fasciotomy on Monday.
The Seattle Times 2010
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