Indications and results of vein valve transplant.

Approximately 250,000 people are affected by postphlebitic syndrome each year in the U.S. Its pathogenesis is related to the incompetence of vein valves in the leg caused by thrombophlebitis and congenital redundancy. "Indications and results of vein valve transplant" discusses the correction of postphlebitic syndrome. Preliminary results of the vein valve transplant have been previously reported. This report updates the follow-up of 46 patients up to 3 years after the operation. The significance of muscle changes that occur with venous insufficiency is illustrated, and two new modalities of preoperative evaluation and postoperative follow-up are introduced.