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Diagram of skeletal muscle showing fascia. Image: NCI/SEER, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Image: Public Domain by NCI/SEER via Wikimedia Commons

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.

Materials

Material Visual Tactile Simulator Notes
White Felt Partial Partial Trocar Placement Trainer 15×15 cm square; packing tape on both sides simulates fascial rigidity
Foam Fabric Partial Partial Z-Plasty Simulator Traditional Felt variant; 1 piece 12×12×2 mm
Plastic Wrap Appendectomy Simulator Scarpa's fascia; between subcutaneous fat and deep fatty layer
Cotton Fabric Appendectomy Simulator Anterior abdominal wall; 12 cm × 22 cm (4.7 in × 8.7 in)
Plastic Wrap Appendectomy Simulator Scarpa's fascia layer; 12 cm × 22 cm cut larger than other layers; trim at end of assembly.
Cotton Fabric Appendectomy Simulator Aponeurosis layer; 12 cm × 22 cm.
Packing Tape Trocar Placement Trainer Adhered as strips covering both sides of 15 × 15 cm white felt fascia layer; provides fascial rigidity.
Plastic Wrap (Scarpa's fascia) Open Appendectomy Simulator (Matthews) Plastic-wrap sheet between superficial and deep subcutaneous-fat layers, representing Scarpa's fascia.
Cotton Fabric (external oblique aponeurosis) Open Appendectomy Simulator (Matthews) Cotton-fabric sheet representing the external oblique aponeurosis between the deep fat layer and the external oblique muscle.
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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At a Glance

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Synonyms

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Common names: Fascia, Fascial layer, Fascial sheath, Connective tissue layer

Anatomical terms: Deep fascia, Superficial fascia, Aponeurosis, Muscular fascia, Fascial plane, Transversalis fascia, Fascial window

Clinical terms: Fascial closure, Fascial defect, Fascial dehiscence

Regional terms: Fascia / Aponévrose (French), Fascia / Aponeurosi (Italian), Fascia / Aponeurosis (Spanish), Faszie / Aponeurose (German), Fascie (Dutch)


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Keywords fascia, connective tissue, abdominal wall, suturing, fascial closure, simulation, TissueDB
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Authors Arturopelayo, Ian-laurel
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Created October 14, 2025 by Ian-laurel
Last edit May 13, 2026 by Arturo Pelayo
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