Ten patients (eight men, two women) with a mean age of 61.8 years were operated on for atherosclerotic vascular disease or abdominal aortic aneurysm and had subsequent placement of Polytetraflourethylene (PTFE) bifurcation grafts. Follow up by the life table method at nearly five years reflects all patent grafts. We conclude the PTFE vascular grafts are an acceptable alternative to the current methodology in the aortofemoral position.
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