• Annals of surgery · Aug 1978

    Results of 100 consecutive femoropopliteal vein grafts for limb salvage.

    • A Naji, J Chu, P R McCombs, C F Barker, H D Berkowitz, and B Roberts.
    • Ann. Surg. 1978 Aug 1; 188 (2): 162165162-5.

    AbstractOne hundred consecutive patients with femoropopliteal autogenous vein grafts for limb salvage were reviewed five years later. In this group 40% died and 30% of the limbs had been lost at the end of five years. Limb survival correlated best with adequacy of distal run-off, but not with the presence or absence of diabetes. Forty-seven per cent of the grafts were still patent among surviving patients, and when combined with the limbs that were viable despite failure of the original graft, 70% of the limbs were salvaged among the survivors at five years. Temporary graft patency was effective in preserving ischemic tissue by facilitating healing of ulcers or limited amputations. Femoral-popliteal bypass grafting in the presence of advanced ischemia is capable of improving the quality of life for many of these patients.

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