Competition between collateral vessels in femoro-popliteal by-pass grafting.
In patients with severe ischaemia and maximum collateral development there is no significant competition between the patent superficial femoral artery and common femoral to popliteal by-pass vein graft provided that there is a block in the main line arterial channel between the superficial femoral artery and the popliteal anastomosis of the vein graft.
D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation