Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 982-989 , April 2010

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

  • Gregor Schweighofer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical and Functional Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
    • ,
  • Dominic Mühlberger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical and Functional Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
    • Unit of Molecular and Cell Biology, Institute for Biomedical Aging Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Innsbruck, Austria
    • ,
  • Erich Brenner, MD, PhD, MME

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical and Functional Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Erich Brenner, MD, Innsbruck Medical University, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Muellerstrasse 59, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria

Received 22 June 2009 ,Accepted 30 August 2009.

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 Competition of interest: none.

 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01829-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.08.094

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 982-989 , April 2010

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