title: Femoral tibial bypass grafts. The alternative to amputation.
abstract: Severe ischemia and distal gangrene of lower extremities due to obstruction of the popliteal artery and its branches need not require major amputation. Autogenous vein grafts to the distal anterior tibial, posterior tibial, peroneal and dorsalis pedis arteries can avoid tissue loss in many instances.
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D013977:Tibia; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation