Femoral vein
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The femoral vein is the main drainagedeep vein of the lower limb, and accompanies the superficial femoral artery and common femoral artery. The term 'superficial femoral vein' is to be avoided as it is a misnomer (i.e. it is not a superficial vein).
Gross anatomy
Origin and course
The femoral vein begins at the adductor opening as the continuation of the popliteal vein, and ends posterior to the inguinal ligament as the external iliac vein. There is no common femoral vein.
In the distal adductor canal, the vein is posterolateral to the superficial femoral artery. Proximally in the canal, the vein lies posterior to the artery in the distal femoral triangle and medial to the artery at the base of the triangle.
TheIn the upper thigh, the vein is between the common femoral artery and femoral canal and therefore occupies the middle compartment of the femoral sheath.
Tributaries
- numerous muscular tributaries
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profunda femoris vein joins the femoral vein posteriorly 4-12 cm distal to the inguinal ligament
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the long saphenous vein
thenenters anteriorly or anteromedially - lateral and medial circumflex femoral veins are usually tributaries of the femoral vein
-<p>The <strong>femoral vein</strong> is the main drainage of the lower limb, and accompanies the femoral artery. </p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><h5>Origin and course</h5><p>The <strong>femoral vein</strong> begins at the adductor opening as the continuation of the <a href="/articles/popliteal-vein">popliteal vein</a>, and ends posterior to the inguinal ligament as the <a href="/articles/external-iliac-vein">external iliac vein</a>.</p><p>In the distal adductor canal, the vein is posterolateral to the <a href="/articles/common-femoral-artery">femoral artery</a>. Proximally in the canal, the vein lies posterior to the artery in the distal femoral triangle and medial to the artery at the base of the triangle.</p><p>The vein is between the <a href="/articles/common-femoral-artery">femoral artery</a> and femoral canal and therefore occupies the middle compartment of the femoral sheath. </p><h5>Tributaries</h5><ul>- +<p>The <strong>femoral vein</strong> is the main deep vein of the <a href="/articles/lower-limb-anatomy">lower limb</a>, and accompanies the <a href="/articles/superficial-femoral-artery">superficial femoral artery</a> and <a href="/articles/common-femoral-artery">common femoral artery</a>. The term 'superficial femoral vein' is to be avoided as it is a misnomer (i.e. it is not a superficial vein).</p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><h5>Origin and course</h5><p>The <strong>femoral vein</strong> begins at the adductor opening as the continuation of the <a href="/articles/popliteal-vein">popliteal vein</a>, and ends posterior to the inguinal ligament as the <a href="/articles/external-iliac-vein">external iliac vein</a>. There is no common femoral vein.</p><p>In the distal adductor canal, the vein is posterolateral to the <a href="/articles/superficial-femoral-artery">superficial femoral artery</a>. Proximally in the canal, the vein lies posterior to the artery in the distal <a href="/articles/femoral-triangle">femoral triangle</a> and medial to the artery at the base of the triangle.</p><p>In the upper thigh, the vein is between the <a href="/articles/common-femoral-artery">common femoral artery</a> and <a href="/articles/femoral-canal">femoral canal</a> and therefore occupies the middle compartment of the <a href="/articles/femoral-sheath">femoral sheath</a>. </p><h5>Tributaries</h5><ul>
-<a href="/articles/profunda-femoris-artery">profunda femoris vein</a> joins the femoral vein posteriorly 4-12 cm distal to the inguinal ligament, and the<a href="/articles/great-saphenous-vein"> long saphenous vein</a> then enters anteriorly</li>- +<a href="/articles/profunda-femoris-artery">profunda femoris vein</a> joins the femoral vein posteriorly 4-12 cm distal to the inguinal ligament</li>
- +<li>the <a href="/articles/great-saphenous-vein">long saphenous vein</a> enters anteriorly or anteromedially</li>
References changed:
- 3. Renan Uflacker. Atlas of Vascular Anatomy. (2007) ISBN: 9780781760812 - <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9780781760812">Google Books</a>
- 4. Keith L. Moore, Arthur F. Dalley. Clinically Oriented Anatomy. (1999) ISBN: 9780683061413 - <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9780683061413">Google Books</a>
- 5. Mcminn. Last's Anatomy. (2003) ISBN: 9780729537520 - <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9780729537520">Google Books</a>
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