| Then the long saphenous vein causing the problem will usually be removed by the insertion of an instrument called a stripper. |
| The saphenous sometimes provides the medial dorsal digital nerve to the great toe. |
| The patellar branch of the saphenous nerve may arise from the nerve to vastus medialis. |
| It is imperative that each side branch of the saphenous vein be identified and bleeding be controlled before division. |
| Commonly used sites for catheterization include the basilic, cephalic, saphenous popliteal, external jugular, and temporal veins. |
| It becomes superficial and descends with the great saphenous vein along the medial border of the tibia as far as the middle of the instep. |
