The value of profundoplasty for the revascularization of the lower extremities.

During a nine-year period, 201 profundoplasties were performed on 152 patients; of these, 83 were simple and the remaining 132 combined with other inflow or outflow by-pass procedures. Immediate postoperative results were satisfactory whereas late results of 63 simple profundoplasties carried a patency rate of 78% and a limb salvage of 70% was detected eight years postoperatively. Profundoplasty alone or in combination with proximal or distal angioplastic procedures is a very effective method for the revascularization of ischemic lower extremities.