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Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) as a Suture Material in Tendon Surgery
Published on: October 6, 2022
Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in reconstructive arterial surgery. Preliminary report of the first 110
JAMA
|October 20, 1978
Abstract:
One hundred ten arterial reconstructions, including several new and extended bypasses, were performed with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts and were observed for three to 16 months. Patency rates were 100% with 15 bypasses to the femoral artery, 95% with 66 bypasses to the popliteal artery, and 76% with 29 bypasses to the arteries of the leg and foot. These encouraging preliminary results justify continued use and evaluation of PTFE as an arterial prosthesis.

