The anatomy of the small saphenous vein: Fascial and neural relations, saphenofemoral junction, and valves

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 982-989

  Schweighofer, Gregor ^a   Mühlberger, Dominic ^a,b   Brenner, Erich ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FASCIA; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SKIN NERVE; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN VALVE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FASCIA; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; PERONEAL NERVE; POPLITEAL VEIN; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCIATIC NERVE; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; VENOUS VALVES;

EID: 77949912574     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.08.094     Document Type: Article

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