EFFICACY OF FREE AUTOVENOUS TRANSPLANT IN FEMORAL-POPLITEAL BYPASS BELOW THE JOINT SPACE OF THE KNEE.

The article presents an analysis of complex examination and treatment of 60 patients with critical ischemia of the lower extremities due to atherosclerotic lesions of femoral-poplitealtibia segment. Typical traditional autovenous bypass of reverse big saphena was performed for the first (control) group of patients. The operation, which used an original technology by free autovenous transplant with collapsed valves without vein reverse, was completed for the second (experimental) group of patients.