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Kenton C. Bodily, MD; Brian L. Thiele, MD; D. Eugene Strandness, Jr, MD

Arch Surg. 1981;116(2):180-183.

Abstract
• Preoperative ankle/arm indices were determined in 104 lower extremities from 53 patients who underwent prosthetic graft placement for abdominal aortic aneurysms. Sixty-nine percent of the limbs (group 1) had a normal index; 31% of the limbs (group 2) had indices indicative of arterial occlusive disease. Early postoperative ankle/arm indices were determined in 87 limbs (57 in group 1 and 30 in group 2). Twelve group 1 limbs exhibited a postoperative decrease in the index. In group 2, four of the five decreases were seen when the distal anastomosis was placed above the inguinal ligament, while all 17 group 2 limbs in which the index increased had the distal anastomoses performed at the common femoral level. In 1.8% of the group 1 limbs and 6.7% of the group 2 limbs, a subsequent arterial procedure below the inguinal ligament was required. An additional 1.8% of group 1 limbs and 6.7% of group 2 limbs had undergone a distal arterial procedure prior to aneurysm resection.

(Arch Surg 116:180-183, 1981)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center (Drs Bodily and Thiele) and the University of Washington School of Medicine (Dr Strandness), Seattle.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Aug 4, 1980.

Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center, 4435 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108 (Dr Thiele).

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