## Abstract The long term results of profundaplasty in the treatment of femoropopliteal arterial occlusion have been reviewed. Fifty patients have been studied with a mean follow-up period of 4 years (range 6 months to 8 years). Intermittent claudication was abolished or substantially improved in
The value of profundaplasty in the management of severe femoropopliteal occlusion
โ Scribed by V. K. Modgill; C. S. Humphrey; J. H. Shoesmith; R. C. Kester
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 258 KB
- Volume
- 64
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
A series of 45 patients with advanced occlusive arterial disease of the femoropopliteal segment underwent profundaplasty as the sole operative procedure. The value of this technique as a salvage procedure for the severely ischaemic limb is discussed.
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