Lower limb below-knee revascularization with a new bioactive prosthetic graft: A case-control study

Italian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 75-81

  Dorigo, W ^a,b   Pulli, R ^a   Innocenti, A Alessi ^a   Di Carlo, F ^a   Mikhalyaeva, O ^a   Chiti, E ^a   Bellandi, S ^a   Di Vito Francesco, M ^a   Pratesi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Policlinico di Careggi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood vessel prosthesis implantation; Ischemia; Limb

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; POLITEF;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BYPASS SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEX; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 28244470986     PISSN: 18244777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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