There are interconnected networks of deep and superficial veins in the foot. The deep veins follow the arteries. Superficial veins drain into a dorsal venous arch on the dorsal surface of the foot over the metatarsals (Fig. 6.126):
The great saphenous vein originates from the medial side of the arch and passes anterior to the medial malleolus and onto the medial side of the leg.