Other Superficial Veins of the Leg

The accessory saphenous vein is a fairly constant vein that courses from the lateral knee to the saphenofemoral junction.Other prominent and consistent superficial veins include the anterior crural vein, which runs from the lower lateral calf to the medial knee, and the infragenicular vein, which drains the skin around the knee. The reticular or connecting branch veins may represent a normal network of blue-greencolored subcutaneous veins or when associated with venous hypertension may be tortuous and varicose.2