Palmar aponeurosis Aponeurosis DPT

1. •Dakson institute of
health sciences,Islamabad
•Topic: Palmar Aponeurosis
•Presented by: Amna Shaheen
DPT Roll:01

2. Aponeurosis

3. Aponeurosis
 A flat/thin sheet of connective
tissue in your body.
 It help connect muscles to bone.
 Important for Movement and
posture.
 You have Aponeurosis all over
your body.

5. Palmar Aponeurosis

7. Palmar Aponeurosis:
 The central part of the
deep fascia of the palm.
 Highly specialized
thickened structure with
little mobility.
 Triangular in shape in
centre of Palm.

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 It covers underlying
neurovascular and tendon
structures.
 It considered as degenerated
tendon of Palmaris Longus.
 Fuses medially and laterally with
deep fascia.

11. Function:
• Gives firm attachment
to the skin of palm to
improve grip.
• Protect Underlying
tendons, vessels
&nerves.

12. Mainly it covers:
 Superficial Palmar Arch.
 Long flexor Tendon.
 Terminal part of median nerve.
 Superficially ulnar nerve.
 Hypothenar & Thenar muscles.

14. Apex:
Lies proximally & blends with flexor
retinaculum.
Continuous with tendon of Palmaris
Longus.

15. Base:
 Base is from distal border of
flexor retinaculum.
 Rise out distally towards fingers.
 Base is further divided into
Superficial & deep strata.

16. Superficial Strata:
Attached to
dermis.

17. Deep strata
 Again divided into four slips (one for
each finger) .
 Slips opposite the heads of
Metacarpals of medial four digits.

18. Clinical relevance:
 Thickening and contraction
due to inflammation of ulnar
side of aponeurosis leads to
DUPUYTREN’s
CONTRACTURE.

21. Dupuytren’s contracture:
 A benign, progressive disease of
Palmar fascia/ Palmar
Aponeurosis.
 It results in thickening, shortening,
and fibrosis of the fascia and
Aponeurosis of palm.

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 Dupuytren’s disease affects
hands/fingers and result in contracture
deformities.
 Commonly afected digits are fourth &
fifth digits.
 Disease begins with cords & nodules.

25. Conservative approach/Physical
Therapy
 Ultrasound waves.
 Heat [early stage of disease.
 Brace/splint to stretch digits.
 A range of motion of fingers to
prevent adhesions.