- Fascial spaces of the hand: potential spaces created by the fascial layers and septa of the palm, dorsum and distal forearm.
- Filled with loose connective tissue.
- Become clinically evident only when distended with pus.
- Their boundaries are of surgical importance because they determine how an infection is contained or spreads within the hand.
Fascial Spaces of the Hand
Classification of the fascial spaces of the hand
Category
Palmar spaces
- Space
- Midpalmar space
Palmar spaces
- Space
- Thenar space
Palmar spaces
- Space
- Pulp spaces of digits
Dorsal spaces
- Space
- Dorsal subcutaneous space
Dorsal spaces
- Space
- Dorsal subaponeurotic space
Forearm space
- Space
- Space of Parona