Venous valves and major superficial tributary veins near the saphenofemoral junction Dominic Mühlberger, MD, Luca Morandini, MD, Erich Brenner, MD, PhD, MME Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 49, Issue 6, Pages 1562-1569 (June 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.02.241 Copyright © 2009 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Specimen 5088, male, left side. AASV is missing, PASV at 15.5 cm from the SFJ (not within the borders of the image). Position of the TV (0.8 cm) is indicated by the arrow; SCIV and SEV forming a common trunk at 0.3 cm, SEPV at 1.5 cm. (Insert) Schematic longitudinal section of the SFJ (grey); lines represent the levels of measurement. isv, infrasaphenic valve of the common femoral vein (CFV); ssv, suprasephanic valve of the CFV; TV, terminal valve of the GSV; PTV, preterminal valve of the GSV. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2009 49, 1562-1569DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2009.02.241) Copyright © 2009 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Number of valves by age-group. Bars indicate 95% confidence interval; black triangle: number of left specimens (right y-axis); white square: number of right specimens (right y-axis). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2009 49, 1562-1569DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2009.02.241) Copyright © 2009 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Histograms for TV, PTV, and major superficial tributary veins. Please note that the x-scale has been elongated for the first centimeter. Preterminal valves were defined as valves lying distally to the SCIV, SEV, SEPV, and AASV, but not to the PASV (PTV2). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2009 49, 1562-1569DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2009.02.241) Copyright © 2009 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Idealized saphenofemoral junction. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2009 49, 1562-1569DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2009.02.241) Copyright © 2009 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions