TissueDB/Tissues/Fascia
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Fascia refers to bands or sheets of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin that enclose and separate muscles and organs; in simulation, it is the primary load-bearing layer for suture practice. An aponeurosis is the flat sheet form of it. A fascial plane, also called a fascial layer, is the surface between muscles that blunt dissection follows. An intermuscular septum is the sheet that separates one muscle compartment from the next, and the transversalis fascia is the abdominal-wall layer that the hernia repair builds below work through.
Materials
| Material | Visual | Tactile | Simulator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Felt | Trocar Placement Trainer | 15×15 cm square; packing tape on both sides simulates fascial rigidity | ||
| Foam Fabric | Z-Plasty Simulator | Traditional Felt variant; 1 piece 12 cm × 12 cm × 2 mm | ||
| Plastic Wrap | Appendectomy Simulator, Open Appendectomy Simulator (Matthews) | Membranous sheet between fat layers | ||
| Cotton Fabric | Appendectomy Simulator, Open Appendectomy Simulator (Matthews) | Fascial sheet over muscle | ||
| Packing Tape | Trocar Placement Trainer | Adhered as strips covering both sides of 15 × 15 cm white felt fascia layer; provides fascial rigidity. | ||
| White stretchy fabric | Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Simulator (Kurashima) | White stretchy fabric wrapped around each muscle sponge layer to create the fascia on the disposable multilayer insert. Fabric type and source are not specified in the source paper. Source: Kurashima Y et al. 2011, Surg Innov 18(2):171–175. DOI 10.1177/1553350610395949. PMID 21307013. |
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