Anatom3DProper palmar digital vein of little finger
Venae digitales palmares propriae digiti minimi · Vlastní dlaňové žíly malíku
Veins
Looks like
Small veins along the palm side of the little finger.
What it does
Carry blood from the finger toward the palm and the back of the hand.
Keeping it well
Most finger blood actually returns through the back; these matter mainly in finger replantation.
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