They drain the posterior compartment of the leg and the plantar surface of the foot to the popliteal vein.

[1] They drain the posterior compartment of the leg and the plantar surface of the foot to the popliteal vein, which it forms when it joins with the anterior tibial vein.

[1] The posterior tibial vein is accompanied by an homonym artery, the posterior tibial artery, along its course.

[2] It lies posterior to the medial malleolus in the ankle.

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