Revascularization to an isolated ("blind") popliteal artery segment: A viable procedure for critical limb ischemia

Surgery

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 426-434

  Ballotta, Enzo ^a   Da Giau, Giuseppe ^a   Gruppo, Mario ^a   Mazzalai, Franco ^a   Martella, Bruno ^a   Militello, Carmelo ^a   Toniato, Antonio ^a  

^a Geriatric Surgery Clinic   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURVIVAL RATE; TIBIAL ARTERY; VASCULAR PATENCY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62649157733     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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