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Limb salvage, vascular procedures versus primary amputation

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Spinal Cord Stimulation

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Vascular surgery made a lot of progress, especially in the last 15 years. The patency rate of bifurcated grafts 5 years after implantation is more than 80%.

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Balzer, K. (1994). Limb salvage, vascular procedures versus primary amputation. In: Horsch, S., Claeys, L. (eds) Spinal Cord Stimulation. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-48441-4_10

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