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Length and type of the lower limb artery lesion in 162 diabetic patients.
| Location | <5 cm | 5–10 cm | >10 cm | Total cases | Rate of >10 cm occlusion segments (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stenosis | Occlusion | Stenosis | Occlusion | Stenosis | Occlusion | |||
| Iliac artery | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 24.2 |
| Femoral artery | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 53 | 157 | 33.8 |
| Popliteal artery | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 78 | 14.1 |
| Crural artery | 35 | 21 | 26 | 45 | 23 | 242 | 392 | 61.7 |
There was statistically significant occlusion >10 cm between the four arteries (P < 0.01).
