Early results of lower extremity infrageniculate revascularization with a new polytetrafluoroethylene graft

Vascular

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 318-324

  Alcocer, Francisco ^a   Jordan Jr , William D ^a   Wirthlin, Douglas J ^a   Whitley, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Limb salvage; Lower extremity bypass; Prosthetic graft

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BYPASS SURGERY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; KNEE; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; LIGATION; LIMB SALVAGE; LOWER EXTREMITY INFRAGENICULATE REVASCULARIZATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; POLITEF IMPLANT; POPLITEAL ARTERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR SURGERY; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 10644245059     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmvasc.12.5.318     Document Type: Article

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