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For patients with critical limb ischemia the best immediate results can be obtained by vascular reconstructions and direct revascularization of ischemic tissue. The results of direct revascularization below knee differ in the literature with a range between 25 to 80% of open bypasses or limb salvages after 5 years, depending on center, selection criteria, type of procedure as well as bypass material [3, 4, 6]. Generally, the more proximal reconstructions show better results versus the distal ones, as well as primary reconstructions versus secondary or autologous vein versus graft material.
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Kasprzak, P., Raithel, D. (1994). Can spinal cord stimulation reduce the amputation rate in patients with critical limb ischemia?. In: Horsch, S., Claeys, L. (eds) Spinal Cord Stimulation. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-48441-4_16
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