tributary of tributary of femoral vein popliteal vein posterior tibial vein UBERON:0001546 galen:PosteriorTibialVein MA:0002245 Wikipedia:Posterior_tibial_vein FMA:44332 SCTID:281067009 NCIT:C33386 A vein of the lower limb carries blood from the posterior compartment and plantar surface of the foot to the popliteal vein which it forms when it joins with the anterior tibial vein. Like most deep veins, the posterior tibial vein is accompanied by an artery of the same name, the posterior tibial artery, along its course. [WP,unvetted]. tibial vein