title: The Sparks' mandril graft. A seven year follow-up of mandril grafts placed by Charles H. Sparks and his associates.
abstract: A clinical follow-up study of the Sparks' mandril graft used for lower extremity revascularization between 1968 and 1973 is presented. Of seventy-three mandril grafts placed, sixty were used to revascularize lower extremities in fifty-four patients. Results show 100 per cent patency in the ilioiliac and ilio-femoral sites, 26 per cent patency in the femoropopliteal sites, and 0 per cent patency in the femorotibial and axillofemoral grafts. Complications include poor maturation of the graft, early thrombosis, postoperative hemorrhage, and aneurysm.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates