title: [Femoro-crural bypass--orthotopic].
abstract: From 1980 to 1988 248 femoro-distal bypass procedures were performed in anatomical position for limb salvage due to peripheral artery disease. Bypass material strongly influenced bypass patency rate. The analysis showed a highly significant difference between venous and prosthetic grafts over a period of 3 years (p less than 0.0001). Use of the composite jump craft technique increased patency rates after 3 years to 58%, which is close to that of vein bypasses (63%). Use of prosthetic bypass material alone achieved a patency rate of only 38%. It is concluded that technically more difficult procedures such as the composite jump graft technique are superior to prosthetic bypasses.
authors.affiliation: Sektion Gefässchirurgie, Chirurg. Univ. Klinik Heidelberg.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Allenberg
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maeder
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meybier
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*
vernacular_title: Der femoro-crurale Bypass--orthotop.