Femoropopliteal reconstructions - Influence of risk factors on outcome

Annales Chirurgiae et Gynaecologiae

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 238-246

  Luther, M ^a   Lepantalo M ^b  

^a VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

age; critical leg ischaemia; diabetes; leg salvage; outcome; patency; sex; survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMOROPOPLITEAL BYPASS; HUMAN; LEG ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0029997155     PISSN: 03559521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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