Anatom3DPlantar venous arch of foot
Arcus venosus plantaris · Chodidlový žilní oblouk
Veins
Looks like
A deep arch of veins across the sole, alongside the plantar arterial arch.
What it does
Collects deep sole blood into the plantar veins; standing and walking squeeze it like a pump.
Keeping it well
The foot pump helps return blood from the leg; foot pumps after surgery use this to prevent clots.
Related conditions
- Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans)
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Clotting disorders (thrombophilia & APS)
- Clubfoot (talipes equinovarus)
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Flat feet (pes planus)
- Ganglion cyst
- Gout
- Hammer toe and claw toe
- Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)
- Lymphoedema
- Morton's neuroma
- Restless legs syndrome
- Varicose veins
- Venomous snakebite