#compartment syndrome

• Aponeurectomy — A surgical intervention consisting of the resection, excision, or partial to total removal of an aponeurosis that is thickened, retracted, or affected by a pathological process of fibrosis. This operative procedure is frequently applied to release muscular tension or correct deformities, such as in treating Dupuytren's contracture in the hand or in acute compartment syndromes.
• Aponeurotomy — A surgical intervention consisting of the incision, sectioning, or cutting of an aponeurosis, usually performed to release excessive fascial tension, decompress a muscular compartment, or correct a pathological contracture; synonymous with aponeurotomy. It constitutes a minimalist operative procedure that restores the functional length of retracted fibrous tissues.