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The saphenous nerve, artery, and vein are integral structures of a neurovascular bundle that courses through the thigh and leg of the lower limb. Firstly, the saphenous nerve is a strictly sensory nerve with no motor function.[1] It is responsible for innervation to the anteromedial aspect of the leg. The saphenous artery, a distant branch of the femoral artery arising from the descending genicular artery, is the predominant vascular supply to the surfaces of the knee.  The saphenous vein (greater and lesser) returns blood from the superficial surfaces of the leg, emptying into the femoral vein proximally.[2][3]