Long-term results of arterial allograft below-knee bypass grafts for limb salvage: A retrospective multicenter study

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 426-435

  Albertini, J N ^a   Barral, X ^b   Branchereau, A ^a   Favre, J P ^b   Guidicelli, H ^c   Magne, J L ^c   Magnan, P E ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^c GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMOROPOPLITEAL BYPASS; HUMAN; LIMB BLOOD FLOW; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034095454     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2000.103792     Document Type: Article

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