Open AccessFemoropopliteal Vein Grafts for Claudication Analysis of 100 Consecutive Cases
Author(s) -
Alinaji,
Clyde F. Barker,
Henry D. Berkowitz,
Jennifer Chu,
Brooke Roberts
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-197807000-00013
Subject(s) - medicine , claudication , intermittent claudication , vein , surgery , radiology , arterial disease , vascular disease
One hundred consecutive femoropopliteal venous grafts in 85 patients with claudication were followed for five years. At this time, three limbs had been amputated, approximately one quarter of the patients had expired, and 70% of the grafts in surviving patients remained patent. It is concluded that this operation does not appear to increase the risk of amputation and in fact, may lessen it. Moreover, it is associated with minimal risk and generally provides long term relief of claudication, thus enhancing the quality of life in most patients.