Table 2.
Patency of below-knee femoropopliteal grafts. all series published since 1981.30
Graft and Patency Type | Primary Patency (%) | |||||
1-Mo | 6-Mo | 1-Yr | 2-Yr | 3-Yr | 4-Yr | |
Primary Patency | ||||||
Reversed Saphenous Vein | 98 | 90 | 84 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
In Situ vein bypass | 95 | 87 | 80 | 76 | 73 | 68 |
Secondary Patency | ||||||
In situ vein bypass | 97 | 96 | 96 | 89 | 86 | 81 |
Arm Vein | 97 | 83 | 83 | 73 | 70 | |
Polytetrafluoroethylene | 96 | 80 | 68 | 61 | 44 | 40 |
Human umbilical vein | 88 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 61 | 60 |