Arteriographic Changes in Femoropopliteal Arteriosclerosis Obliterans

Abstract

THE majority of patients afflicted with arteriosclerosis obliterans of the femoral artery have, as the only major symptom, intermittent claudication. In many of these, particularly the elderly, the disability in terms of restricting what would otherwise be their normal activities is slight. Indications for operative arterial reconstruction in them must be determined by the prognosis for limb and life without operation. Some studies on this subject have appeared. Boyd¹ has shown that the prognosis is favorable for arteriosclerotic limbs suffering from intermittent claudication as the only symptom of ischemia. He found that the risk of amputation was 7 per cent . . .