fascia of limbs

fascia of limbs

[TA] the deep fascia of the upper and lower limbs, collectively. Usually referring to the outer fascial sleeves (for example, the brachial and antebrachial fascia, or deep fascia of the thigh and leg), intermuscular septa, and neurovascular sheaths, rather than the investing fasciae of individual muscles. Synonym(s): fasciae membrorum [TA]