Decompression (surgery)

Last updated May 12, 2025

In medicine, decompression refers to the removal or repositioning of any structure compressing any other structure.^{[ citation needed ]}

Common examples include decompressive craniectomy (removal of part of the skull to relieve pressure on the brain), a spinal decompression to relieve pressure on nerve roots, and a nerve decompression for peripheral nerve entrapments.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ An, HS; Al-Shihabi, L; Kurd, M (July 2014). "Surgical treatment for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the cervical spine". The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 22 (7): 420–9. doi:10.5435/JAAOS-22-07-420. PMID 24966248. S2CID 1481200.
↑ Lipinski LJ, Spinner RJ (October 2014). "Neurolysis, neurectomy, and nerve repair/reconstruction for chronic pain". Neurosurg Clin N Am. 25 (4): 777–87. doi:10.1016/j.nec.2014.07.002. PMID 25240664.

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[1] An, HS; Al-Shihabi, L; Kurd, M (July 2014). "Surgical treatment for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the cervical spine". The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 22 (7): 420–9. doi:10.5435/JAAOS-22-07-420. PMID 24966248. S2CID 1481200.

[2] Lipinski LJ, Spinner RJ (October 2014). "Neurolysis, neurectomy, and nerve repair/reconstruction for chronic pain". Neurosurg Clin N Am. 25 (4): 777–87. doi:10.1016/j.nec.2014.07.002. PMID 25240664.

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