Quick Facts
Origin: Palmar digital veins.
Course: Laterally within web space of the digits of the hand.
Tributaries: No named tributaries.
Drainage: Digits of the hand.
Origin
The transverse natatory veins originate from the palmar digital veins (Chung and Steinbach, 2009).
Course
The transverse natatory veins course within the webbed spaces between the proximal aspect of the digits, deep to the superficial transverse metacarpal ligament (i.e., the natatory ligament) (Doyle and Botte, 2003; Chung and Steinbach, 2009).
Tributaries
There are no named tributaries.
Structures Drained
The transverse natatory veins contribute to the venous drainage of the digits of the hand.
References
Chung, C. B. and Steinbach, L. S. (2009) MRI of the Upper Extremity: Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist and Hand. M - Medicine Series: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.Doyle, J. R. and Botte, M. J. (2003) Surgical Anatomy of the Hand and Upper Extremity. LWW medical book collection: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
