title: [Influence of lumbar sympathectomy on the proportion of amputation (author's transl)].
abstract: One hundred and eighty-three lower limbs with arterial occlusion and stade II chronic ischemia were followed for 5 years. Two groups, comparable as to age, sex number and location of lesions were formed by prospective randomization. Ninety limbs were treated by lumbar sympathectomy and 93 were not operated. After 5 years there is no difference between the 2 groups as to mortality, cardiovascular morbidity, claudication or minor or major amputations.
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005734:Gangrene / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D007511:Ischemia; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013562:Sympathectomy
vernacular_title: L'influence de la sympathectomie lombaire sur l'incidence d'amputations