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The clinical symptoms and ankle-brachial index were compared before and after the procedure. At follow-up, pain relief, wound healing, limb salvage, and the presence of restenosis of the target vessels were evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The rendezvous technique was performed successfully in seven patients (87.5%) and failed in one patient (12.5%). Foot pain improved in all seven patients who underwent successful treatment, with ankle-brachial indexes improving from 0.23\u2009\u00b1\u20090.13 before to 0.71\u2009\u00b1\u20090.09 after the procedure ( P\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). At the end of the follow-up period, the visual analogue scale improved from 6.86\u2009\u00b1\u20091.57 to 1.57\u2009\u00b1\u20091.27 ( P\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Non-healing ulcers in three patients either healed (n\u2009=\u20092) or improved (n\u2009=\u20091). No major amputation was necessary. Kaplan\u2013Meier analyses revealed that stenosis-free rate was 83.3% at six months and 41.7% at 12 months.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The rendezvous technique is a feasible and effective treatment for chronic total occlusions above the knee when standard angioplasty fails.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/1708538115589049","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,5,22]],"date-time":"2015-05-22T21:50:51Z","timestamp":1432331451000},"page":"157-165","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Rendezvous technique for recanalization of long-segmental chronic total occlusion above the knee following unsuccessful standard 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