[Treatment with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the popliteal and crural arteries].

Background: The role and benefit of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for treatment of arteriosclerotic lesions in the crural arteries has been controversial. The purpose of this study was to review our experience.

Material And Methods: 88 patients were treated with PTA for stenoses and/or occlusions of the popliteal or crural arteries.