The functional results of aorto-iliac reconstruction.

We have reviewed the results of aorto-iliac reconstruction in 173 patients. We found that the presence of distal disease resulted in significantly worse results, when assessed by the patients' ability to walk and by postoperative pressure index changes, than if the run-off were clear. The importance of subsequent or simultaneous distal reconstruction in these cases is discussed. Patients having rest pain were older, had a worse runoff and had a higher incidence of associated disorders than patients having intermittent claudication alone.