Vein versus polytetrafluoroethylene in above-knee femoropopliteal bypass grafting: Five-year results of a randomized controlled trial

Objective: Controversy still exists whether polytetrafluoroethylene is equivalent to vein as bypass graft material for the above-knee femoropopliteal bypass. Therefore, a prospective randomized trial was performed to compare vein with polytetrafluoroethylene for femoropopliteal bypasses with the dis...

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Published in:	Journal of vascular surgery Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 149 - 155
Main Authors:	Klinkert, Pieter, Schepers, Abbey, Burger, Desirée H.C., Bockel, J.Hajo van, Breslau, Paul J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01-01-2003 Elsevier
Subjects:	Arterial Occlusive Diseases - surgery Biological and medical sciences Blood Vessel Prosthesis Female Femoral Artery Follow-Up Studies Humans Knee Male Medical sciences Polytetrafluoroethylene Popliteal Artery Saphenous Vein - transplantation Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Treatment Outcome Vascular Patency Vascular surgery: aorta, extremities, vena cava. Surgery of the lymphatic vessels Human Prognosis Prosthesis Tetrafluoroethylene polymer Homograft Controlled therapeutic trial Treatment Bypass Follow up study Surgery Graft Femoropopliteal Technique Vein Comparative study
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