Patterns of femoropopliteal recurrence after routine and selective stenting endoluminal therapy.

Objective: This study determined the incidence and characteristics of recurrent disease after femoropopliteal angioplasty, following either selective or routine stenting of diseased site(s).

Methods: Retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database for femoropopliteal interventions from June 2003 to July 2010 was performed. Interventions during this period were from a single institution, followed up at 1, 3, and 6 months after initial intervention and on a semiannual basis thereafter with clinical examinations and duplex ultrasound imaging.

Evolution of treatment for traumatic thoracic aortic injuries.

Objective: To review the evolution of traumatic thoracic aortic injury (TTAI) treatment at a single institution.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of all patients included in an institutional trauma registry and vascular surgery database who underwent treatment of TTAI between January 1999 and January 2011.

Results: Ninety-one patients (69 males) were treated for TTAI.

Gait variability is altered in patients with peripheral arterial disease.

Objective: Claudication is the most common presentation of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), producing significant ambulatory compromise. Claudicating patients, most of whom are elderly, have reduced mobility and poor health outcomes, including an increased risk of falls. The gait of elderly fallers is characterized by increased variability.