Research Article

Features Analysis of Lower Extremity Arterial Lesions in 162 Diabetes Patients

Table 4

The involvement extent of crural artery lesions.

Location<5 cm5–10 cm>10 cmTotal casesRate of >10 cm occlusion segments (%)
StenosisOcclusionStenosisOcclusionStenosisOcclusion

Anterior tibial artery11871099213767.2
Posterior tibial artery767949112473.4
Peroneal artery 1771226105913145.0

The difference of occlusion >10 cm among these three sections was statistically significant ( < 0.01), but between anterior and posterior tibial arteries, between anterior tibial artery and peroneal artery, and between posterior tibial artery and peroneal artery.