Limb salvage angioplasty in poor surgical candidates

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-104

  Tefera, Girma ^a   Turnipseed, William ^a   Tanke, Timothy ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GANGRENE; HUMAN; KNEE AMPUTATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE REPAIR; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING;

EID: 0037348191     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440303700203     Document Type: Article

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