Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in reconstructive arterial surgery. Preliminary report of the first 110 consecutive cases for limb salvage

20 October 1978

journal article
research article
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA

Vol. 240 (17) , 1867-1869
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.240.17.1867

Abstract

Arterial reconstructions (110), including several new and extended bypasses, were performed with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts and were observed for 3-16 mo. Patency rates were 100% with 15 bypasses to the femoral artery, 95% with 66 bypasses to the popliteal artery and 76% with 29 bypasses to the arteries of the [human] leg and foot. These encouraging preliminary results justify continued use and evaluation of PTFE as an arterial prosthesis.

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