Analysis of autogenous vein femoral-infrapopliteal bypass for limb salvage in the elderly

Vascular

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 105-109

  Hearn, A T ^a   Smith, J M ^a   Welling, R E ^a   Lohr, J M ^a   Thibodeaux, L C ^a  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

bypass; elderly; femoral infrapopliteal; limb; salvage; vein

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMOROPOPLITEAL BYPASS; HUMAN; LEG ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030026435     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099600400121     Document Type: Article

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