Posterior tibial veins
| Posterior tibial vein | |
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Veins of the leg, where the posterior tibial vein is the medial one of the "Tibial veins".
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| Details | |
| Source | fibular veins |
| Drains to | popliteal vein |
| Artery | posterior tibial artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | venae tibiales posteriores |
| Dorlands /Elsevier |
v_05/12852077 |
| TA | A12.3.11.032 |
| FMA | 70926 |
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Anatomical terminology
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In anatomy, there are two posterior tibial veins of the lower limb. They receive blood from the medial and lateral plantar veins and drain the posterior compartment of the leg and the plantar surface of the foot to the popliteal vein which it forms when it joins with the anterior tibial vein.
Like most deep veins, posterior tibial veins are accompanied by an homonym artery, the posterior tibial artery, along its course.
They receive the most important perforator veins: the Cockett perforators, superior, medial and inferior.
Cross-section through middle of leg.
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