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]
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