Fig. 1.

Anatomy of lymphatic vessels in the hind limb and postoperative view of the new model. A, Anatomy of lymphatic vessels in the hind limb. Top: Diagrammatic representation of the three major lymphatic routes, namely the subiliac (green dotted line), popliteal (yellow dotted line), and inguinal (blue dotted line) routes. Bottom figure on the left: Diagrammatic representation of a cross-section of the femoral region: subiliac route (green), popliteal route (yellow) and inguinal route (blue) routes. Bottom figure on the right: Diagrammatic representation of a cross-section of the femoral region labeled with 1% Evans blue. B, Postoperative views of this surgery.