Anatomy
Course
Long subcutaneous vein that commences in the foot where the first dorsal digital vein meets with the dorsal venous arch. It then passes behind the medial malleolus and continues to ascend on the medial aspect of the leg.
When it arrives at the knee, it passes on top of the medial epicondyle of the femur. At this point it travels obliquely to rest on the anterior thigh until it enters the fascia lata via the saphenous opening until it joins the femoral vein in the femoral triangle.
Drain
Drains the thigh and leg.
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