title: The role of the deep femoral artery in revascularization of the lower extremity.
abstract: The deep femoral artery is often peculiarly resistant to atherosclerosis when the common and superficial femoral arteries are severly affected. At the Mayo Clinic between 1964 and 1972, 43 patients had aorta-deep femoral artery bypass as the definitive revascularization procedure for arteriel insufficiency of the lower extremities. Of the patients with grade 1 ischemia, 82% became asymptomatic as did 44% of those with grade 2 ischemia and 43% of those with ulceration and incipient gangrene. After 2 years, 25 of 40 (62%) previously symptomatic lower extremities had remained asymptomatic (in 31 patients available for follow-up evaluation). The rates were 68% and 55% after 3 and 4 years, respectively.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications