Palmar metacarpal vein

Looks like

Small deep veins in the palm running alongside the palmar metacarpal arteries.

What it does

Drain the deep hand muscles into the deep palmar venous arch.

Keeping it well

Rarely clinically important.

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