Prevalence and clinical impact of stent fractures after femoropopliteal stenting

The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence and the clinical impact of stent fractures after femoropopliteal stenting.The development of femoral stent fractures has recently been described; however, there are no data about the frequency and the clinical relevance.A systematic X-ray screening for stent fractures was performed in 93 patients. In total, 121 legs treated by implantation of self-expanding nitinol stents were investigated...