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Romeo M. Sogocio, MD; James F. Gorman, MD

AMA Arch Surg. 1971;103(3):345-347.

Abstract
Fifty-four consecutive patients, 69 years of age and older, underwent femoropopliteal reconstructive surgery. As a group, the elderly patient presented with a much higher incidence of end-stage ischemia and was found to have multiple sites of obliterative disease, particularly involving the popliteal and tibial vessels. Operative and two-year mortality were 9% and 25%, respectively, eventual amputation being required in one half of the cases. Twenty-two percent of the patients were alive at two years with a successful postoperative result. Results would indicate that a more liberal employment of tibial artery bypass would favorably influence limb survival in the elderly patient.

Author Affiliations
Toledo, Ohio

From the Department of Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication March 10, 1971.

Reprint requests to 3100 W Central Ave, Toledo, Ohio 43606 (Dr. Gorman).

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