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While immediate angiographic results are good, placing a stent across the knee

joint may have long term problems of stent fracture. The stent is subject to con- A 71-year old lady has a small 4.5cm AAA. She had an X-ray of her knees for de-
stant stress from knee joint flexion and patency is inferior to above-knee stent- generation. What do you see?
ing. Note also the extensive calcification of the collaterals and tibial arteries.

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