The results of arterial reconstruction utilizing the profunda femoris artery in the treatment of rest pain and pre-gangrene.
Arterial reconstruction utilizing the profunda femoris artery was performed for rest pain and pre-gangrene in 45 limbs. The preoperative mean ankle arterial pressure index of 0-21 (s.d. 0-12) was increased to 0-52 (s.d. 0-16) in the 22 limbs salvaged by the reconstruction. In 38 limbs a proximal reconstruction was necessary in addition to profundaplasty. At a mean follow-up time of 15-4 months 41-6 per cent of the 36 patients were dead.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D005734:Gangrene / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000601:surgery*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery