Long-term results in superficial femoral artery endarterectomy.
Semiclosed femoral popliteal endarterectomy, herein described as extending from groin to knee and performed  with an arterial stripper, has proved to be a satisfactory alternative to revascularization of comparable occluded segments of thigh arteries employing autologous saphenous vein. Cumulative patency of 95.7% in all groups initially decreases to 59.6% in claudicators at 5 years and 30.6% in those who had surgery for limb salvage, whereas the limb salvage rate exceeds patency rate, being 62.9% at 5 years.
D004691:Endarterectomy; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005734:Gangrene / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000601:surgery; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000601:surgery; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012146:Rest; D013997:Time Factors