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2663546

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-14
pubmed:abstractText
In a prospective, multicentre trial, 59 patients with an ischaemic limb and an "isolated" popliteal segment on angiography were randomised to undergo infrainguinal bypass grafting to either the popliteal segment or to a reconstituted distal vessel lower in the calf. Limb salvage was attained with 88% of the femoro-popliteal grafts and 80% of the femoro-distal grafts. There was no difference in the one year graft patency rate between the femoro-popliteal group (79%) and the femoro-distal group (70%). Mean postoperative increase in ankle/brachial pressure index was similar in the two groups despite the presence of occluded or significantly diseased vessels distal to the popliteal anastomoses. Technical difficulties were encountered in 8% of the popliteal group and 24% of the distal group. Femoro-distal bypass grafting confers no apparent benefit over femoral bypass grafting into a patent popliteal segment, even though the popliteal run-off is impaired or occluded.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0950-821X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
203-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Femoro-popliteal versus femoro-distal bypass grafting for limb salvage in patients with an "isolated" popliteal segment.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Bournemouth, U.K.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Multicenter Study