{"id":133090,"key":"TissueDB/Tissues/Fascia","title":"TissueDB/Tissues/Fascia","latest":{"id":1261283,"timestamp":"2026-08-17T18:35:13Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"{{TissueDB Tissue Layout\n| lead_paragraph = '''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.\n| hero_image = Illu muscle structure.jpg\n| hero_image_caption = Structure of skeletal muscle, showing the connective-tissue sheaths (epimysium, perimysium, endomysium), the fascicles and the tendon.\n| materials = <tr>\n<td>[[TissueDB/Materials/Felt|White Felt]]</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>[[TissueDB/Simulators/Trocar Placement Simulator|Trocar Placement Trainer]]</td>\n<td>15×15 cm square; packing tape on both sides simulates fascial rigidity</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[[TissueDB/Materials/Foam, soft|Foam Fabric]]</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>[[TissueDB/Simulators/Z-Plasty Simulator|Z-Plasty Simulator]]</td>\n<td>Traditional Felt variant; 1 piece 12 cm × 12 cm × 2 mm</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[[TissueDB/Materials/Plastic Film|Plastic Wrap]]</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>[[TissueDB/Simulators/Appendectomy Simulator|Appendectomy Simulator]], [[TissueDB/Simulators/Open Appendectomy Simulator (Matthews)|Open Appendectomy Simulator (Matthews)]]</td>\n<td>Membranous sheet between fat layers</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[[TissueDB/Materials/Cloth, Knitted|Cotton Fabric]]</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>[[TissueDB/Simulators/Appendectomy Simulator|Appendectomy Simulator]], [[TissueDB/Simulators/Open Appendectomy Simulator (Matthews)|Open Appendectomy Simulator (Matthews)]]</td>\n<td>Fascial sheet over muscle</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[[TissueDB/Materials/Tape|Packing Tape]]</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>[[TissueDB/Simulators/Trocar Placement Simulator|Trocar Placement Trainer]]</td>\n<td>Adhered as strips covering both sides of 15 × 15 cm white felt fascia layer; provides fascial rigidity.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[[TissueDB/Materials/Cloth, Knitted|White stretchy fabric]]</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>[[TissueDB/Simulators/Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Simulator (Kurashima)|Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Simulator (Kurashima)]]</td>\n<td>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 [https://doi.org/10.1177/1553350610395949 10.1177/1553350610395949]. PMID [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21307013/ 21307013].</td>\n</tr>\n<!-- The Target Physical Properties table is carried in this parameter because the\n \t\tTissue Layout emits \"== References ==\" and <references /> BEFORE the overview and\n \t\tclinical_context parameters. A<ref>defined in either of those renders a second,\n \t\torphaned reference list at the foot of the page. related_structures is the last\n \t\traw slot emitted before the reference list, so citations placed here resolve. -->\n| references = <references />\n| synonyms_text = Common names: Fascia, Fascial layer, Fascial sheath, Connective tissue layer\n\nAnatomical terms: Deep fascia, Superficial fascia, Aponeurosis, Muscular fascia, Fascial plane, Transversalis fascia, Fascial window\n\nClinical terms: Fascial closure, Fascial defect, Fascial dehiscence\n\nRegional terms: Fascia / Aponévrose (French), Fascia / Aponeurosi (Italian), Fascia / Aponeurosis (Spanish), Faszie / Aponeurose (German), Fascie (Dutch)\n}}\n\n{{Page data\n| keywords = fascia, connective tissue, abdominal wall, suturing, fascial closure, simulation, TissueDB\n| description = Simulation materials for fascia tissue of the abdominal wall.\n| hide = yes\n}}"}