Lower extremity weakness after endovascular aneurysm repair with multibranched thoracoabdominal stent grafts Julia D. Sobel, BS, Shant M. Vartanian, MD, Warren J. Gasper, MD, Jade S. Hiramoto, MD, Timothy A.M. Chuter, DM, Linda M. Reilly, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 61, Issue 3, Pages 623-629 (March 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.10.013 Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig Incidence of lower extremity weakness (LEW) after multibranched aortic endograft repair. Paraparesis, required assistance to stand or to walk; Paraplegia, unable to stand without assistance, despite motor function against gravity when supine; pLEW, Persistent lower extremity weakness (persists more than 30 days); tLEW, transient lower extremity weakness (resolved within 30 days). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 61, 623-629DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2014.10.013) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions