European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 747-754 , June 2010

PTFE Bypass to Below-knee Arteries: Distal Vein Collar or Not? A Prospective Randomised Multicentre Study

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    • Scandinavian Miller Collar Study, refer to the Acknowledgements section in this paper for further details.
    • Correspondence to: F. Lundgren, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Centre, University Hospital, S-581 85 Linköping, Sweden, E-mail address: fredrik.lundgren@lio.se

Received 16 September 2008 ,Accepted 26 January 2010.

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☆ Randomised clinical trial.

PII: S1078-5884(10)00052-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.01.016

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 747-754 , June 2010

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