title: Posterior approach to the deep femoral artery.
abstract: Unusual surgical approaches to the deep femoral artery are valuable when the standard anterior approach is difficult because of scarring or infection. A posterior approach to the deep femoral artery in patients, in whom all other approaches were unsuitable, is described.
authors: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors: W R
authors: WR
authors: Bertucci
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: Marin
authors: F J
authors: FJ
authors: Veith
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Ohki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene