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Figure 10 Stent Fracture in the Superficial Femoral Artery
Self-expanding nitinol stent 9 months after implantation showing a severe stent fracture in the distal and a moderate stent fracture (arrows; left panel) in the proximal part of the stent. Angiographically, both lesions were associated with a restenosis >50% diameter reduction (arrows; right panel). Reproduced with permission from Scheinert et al. (127).
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