title: Thromboangiitis obliterans--its overwhelming incidence in lower limbs; a plausible explanation.
abstract: A plausible explanation for the overwhelming incidence of thromboangiitis obliterans with gangrene in lower limbs (as compared to that in upper limbs) in a series of about 1000 cases is given. Based on that a simple local operative procedure is proposed to replace lumbar sympathectomy in early cases.
mesh_terms: D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply; D005734:Gangrene / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D012907:Smoking; D013919:Thromboangiitis Obliterans / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology