A surgical procedure that involves cutting or dividing an aponeurosis, usually performed to relieve tension or treat contractures.
From aponeurosis + -tomy (Greek tome 'cutting'). This surgical term combines the anatomical structure with the operation suffix, following standard surgical nomenclature.
An aponeurotomy is when surgeons deliberately slice through those flat muscle sheets to release tension—it's used to fix conditions where the fascia has become too tight and is limiting movement or causing pain.
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