Your posterior tibial veins are deep leg veins. They collect blood from your feet and calves to carry back to your heart. You have a posterior tibial vein in your right and left leg. Several conditions can affect your deep leg veins, including blood clots and varicose veins.
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Your posterior tibial veins are blood vessels in your lower legs. They collect blood from your calves, ankles and soles of your feet and then carry it back to your heart. You have a right and left posterior tibial vein in your right leg and your left leg.
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Veins play an important role in your circulatory system. They carry blood from your body back to your heart to receive oxygen. In blood circulation:
Yes. Your posterior tibial veins are deep calf veins.
Below your knee (lower leg), your leg has three types of deep veins. These three veins run next to each other and all collect blood from your calves, ankles and certain portions of your feet:
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Your posterior tibial vein collects blood from your lower legs to carry back to your heart.
Your posterior tibial veins start around your ankle joint and run up the inside of your calves. They end just below your knees.
When they reach your popliteus muscle, a stabilizing muscle deep in your knee joint, they join your anterior tibial veins. At this point, your posterior and anterior tibial veins form your popliteal vein.
Several conditions may affect the health of your posterior tibial veins, including:
Your healthcare provider may use specialized tests to check the health of your posterior tibial veins, including:
Your healthcare provider may offer several treatments for conditions that affect your posterior tibial veins, including:
You can increase the health of your leg veins and circulatory system by:
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A note from Cleveland Clinic
Your posterior tibial veins are deep veins located in your lower legs. They collect blood from your feet and calves and carry it back to your heart. Several conditions can cause problems with blood flow. If you have a condition that affects blood flow, your healthcare provider may recommend noninvasive treatments such as wearing compression stockings.
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Last reviewed on 07/29/2022.
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