Axillary-femoral graft compression by prosthetic belt.
In severe peripheral vascular disease, a patient may need not only an amputation but an axillary-femoral bypass. In order to prevent the potential problem of axillary-femoral graft compression by a prosthetic belt, the importance of amputation length is stressed in this case report discussion.
D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000601:surgery; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male