title: Restoration of the absent femoral pulse.
abstract: One hundred and eighty-three consecutive operations for ischemia of the lower limb were performed to restore an absent femoral pulse. Ninety-seven patients considered to be fit had an aortofemoral or iliofemoral bypass graft and 86 high risk patients had a femorofemoral or axillofemoral graft. The best results were obtained in those with the aortofemoral or iliofemoral grafts, but superficial grafts were a satisfactory alternative even in the unfit patients with critical ischemia.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000601:surgery; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis / Q000601:surgery; D011674:Pulse