title: [Profundaplasty in older persons].
abstract: The profunda femoris artery has become the most important collateral vessel for compensating femoro-popliteal arterial occlusion. The circulation of the ischaemic limb can be obtained by profundaplasty. From 1972 to 1982, 70 patients with a mean age of 75,7 years underwent surgery. Good results were obtained in 75,9%.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000601:surgery; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography; D012306:Risk
vernacular_title: Die Profundaplastik beim älteren Menschen.