Anatom3DLateral circumflex femoral vein
Vena circumflexa femoris lateralis · Zevní žíla obkružující stehenní kost
Veins
Looks like
A vein running with the lateral circumflex femoral artery across the upper thigh.
What it does
Drains the front and outer thigh muscles into the deep femoral or femoral vein.
Keeping it well
Its vein accompanies the ALT flap artery; surgeons join it to a recipient vein when moving that flap.