Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy, dissection of the aponeuroses.
- noun In surgery, section of aponeuroses.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Dissection of aponeuroses.
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- noun
dissection ofaponeuroses
Etymologies
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Examples
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When using a recurrence definition of 30 degrees of worsening, the recurrence rate for fasciectomy was 24% with a mean time to recurrence of 3.7 years(4) and needle aponeurotomy demonstrated a recurrence rate of 65% at 32 months(3,4).
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Of the 43 (6.9 %) successfully treated joints that received medical or surgical intervention through three years, 30 had surgery, seven received needle aponeurotomy (of which 2 subsequently received a third intervention), and six received XIAFLEX.
unknown title 2011
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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).
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Metacarpal Phalangeal (MP) joints(7) and with needle aponeurotomy vs. fasciectomy(2,3).
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