1. Disruption of externally supported knitted Dacron graft three years after implantation—A case report 
Takashi Ohta, MD, Ryohei Kato, MD, Hideki Kazui, MD, Mitsutaka Kondo, MD, Minoru Hosaka, MD, Kenji Hida, MD, Hiromichi Tsuchioka, MD 
Journal of Vascular Surgery 
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages (July 1990)
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2. Fig. 1
No structural defect is demonstrated in the angiogram performed after the arterial reconstruction in 1985.
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3. Fig. 2
Plane roentgenogram shows that a supporting coil of EXS graft is broken into two pieces above the knee joint. Broken stumps are indicated by arrows.
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4. Fig. 3
Angiogram demonstrates extravasation of contrast material outside the graft and an aneurysm in the middle part of the graft.
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5. Fig. 4
Macroscopic findings of the broken stumps of the EXS graft, which seem to be drawn transversely along the coil.
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6. Fig. 5
A, Scanning electron micrograph of the contrary stump cut during the operation demonstrates regular fiber arrangement and no breakage (Original magnification × 100). L, luminal side. B, Scanning electron micrograph of the spontaneously broken stump demonstrates the breakage of the Dacron fibers (Original magnification × 100). L, luminal side.
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7. Fig. 6
A, Deformity of the supporting coil (arrows) is demonstrated in a patient with femoropopliteal bypass grafting (above knee) 4 years earlier. B, Breakage of the supporting coil (arrows) is demonstrated in another patient with femoropopliteal bypass grafting (below knee) 3 years earlier.
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