Anatom3DDorsal metacarpal vein
Venae metacarpales dorsales · Hřbetní záprstní žíly
Veins
Looks like
Veins on the back of the hand running between the hand bones, part of the dorsal network.
What it does
Carry blood from the fingers into the dorsal venous network of the hand.
Keeping it well
Visible under the skin and often used for drips.
Related conditions
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Clotting disorders (thrombophilia & APS)
- De Quervain's tenosynovitis
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Dupuytren's contracture & trigger finger
- Ganglion cyst
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate disease)
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- Repetitive strain & overuse injury
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Varicose veins