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Int J Angiol 2009; 18(4): 209-210
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1278357
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Use of an autologous artery for tibial artery bypass in a trauma patient

Randall W. Franz, Jamison M. Foster
  • Vascular and Vein Center, Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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28 April 2011 (online)

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Abstract

Peripheral artery bypass grafting is a commonly performed procedure. The present report describes the use of an autologous artery for tibial artery bypass graft following a gunshot wound to the calf.

Approximately 4 cm of proximal peroneal artery was harvested for use as a bypass graft. At one year postoperatively, an arterial duplex scan showed patency of the tibioperoneal trunk to the posterior artery bypass.