Noun

(fasciotomies)

(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).

* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=July 24, author=Kate Murphy, title=Straightening Bent Fingers, No Surgery Required, work=New York Times citation

, passage=The procedure, called needle aponeurotomy or percutaneous fasciotomy , involves using the bevel of a hypodermic needle to essentially shred the ropes of constricting fascia characteristic of Dupuytren’s disease. }}