title: Indications, technique, and results in 336 tibioperoneal reconstructions.
abstract: At the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, a retrospective study was done of 336 femorotibial bypasses for limb salvage, with a follow-up of 7 years. The indication for arterial reconstruction was severe ischemia in 80.7%. Early good results were obtained in 89.6%, and the mortality rate was 1.5%. The best bypass grafts were the autologous vein and the composite graft, with patency rates of 92%. Five and 7 years after surgery, the cumulative patency rates were 50.7% and 49.1% respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Maximiliansplatz, D-8520 Erlangen.
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Gall
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Franke
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raithel