Monday, January 4, 2010

Short Saphenous Vein

- passes behind distal end of fibula (lateral malleolus) up the back of the leg to penetrate the deep fascia and join the popliteal vein
- medial sural cutaneous closely approximates the short saphenous and care must be taken to avoid it (Plate 468 Netter's)
- medial sural cutaneous nerve harvested as a cable graft for facial nerve when resected along with parotid.

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