[Clinical analysis of vascular reconstruction in 56 cases of lower extremity ischemia suffering from infrapopliteal arterial occlusion].

Objective: To summarize therapeutic efficacy of vascular reconstruction in treating infrapopliteal arterial occlusion.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of vascular reconstruction of lower extremity was made in 56 cases suffering from popliteal arteries or 3 branches of popliteal arteries (anterior tibial, posterior tibial, peroneal artery) between July 2001 and August 2005 in our hospital. According to the level of lower extremity arterial occlusion, a composite grafts which consisting of a combined proximal PTFE prosthesis grafts with autogenous vein grafts were used to establish the sequential vascular reconstruction for multilevel and multistage arterial occlusive disease.