Re: Re: TERM Vv. perforantes of the leg - thx

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Marilyn AMOUYAL-JONES:

> Very quickly as I have a dealine to meet, the following link has

> been very helpful in the past for translations concerning lower limb

> veins (unfortunately for people using other language combinations,

> only in French and English). The illustrations are particularly good.

>

> www.phlebologia.com

>

> Go to 'short saphenous vein territory' where you will find the names

> of the perforating veins.

Thanks Marilyn and .

Problem is, 'everyone' seems to use his own anatomic terms in this case, and

I would need proper, Latin names. The Term. Anat. only has " venae

perforantes " , nothing more specific. I spoke to a Dutch professor of

Anatomy, who told me that even if anatomists or others would come up with

'better' (ie more meaningful) names, surgeons still would use their own,

because they learn them from each other instead of from the anatomists. We

agreed on using the most common names, so I will uphold the eponyms.

Kind regards,

Albert