Femoro-popliteal bypass above knee with saphenous vein vs synthetic graft

Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 367-372

  Solaković, Emir ^a   Totić, Dragan ^a   Solaković, Sid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Above knee; Dacron graft; Femoro poplitealn bypass; Polytetrafl ourethylen graft; Saphenous vein graft

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; POPLITEAL VEIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POPLITEAL VEIN; REOPERATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 59249091565     PISSN: 15128601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2008.2899     Document Type: Article

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