Comparative evaluation of stretch and non-stretch polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) prosthetic grafts for femoro-popliteal bypass

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 200-204

  Lu, Chorng Horng ^a   Chang, Jason ^a   Lai, Shiau Ting ^a   Shih, Chun Che ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blood vessel prosthesis; Femoropopliteal bypass; Polytetrafluorethylene

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; POLITEF;

ABOVE KNEE PROSTHESIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEMOROPOPLITEAL BYPASS; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LEG ISCHEMIA; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; POLITEF IMPLANT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; STRETCHING; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POPLITEAL ARTERY;

EID: 0036319650     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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