Table 3: Outcome from vein CDU scanning of 170/252 legs (67%) after a median of 69 months (39-75).

Overall outcome

Number of legs

%

No remaining incompetence

118

70

Some incompetence detected

52

30

Primary groin surgery

(All primary)

104

(125)

 

Neovascularization

16

15

Saphenous stumps

 

7**

(+3 without incompetence#)

7

Re-do groin surgery

(All re-do)

22

(45)

 

Neovascularization

6

27

Saphenous stumps

4

18

Primary SSV* surgery

30

 

Stump + neovascularization

2

7

Popliteal perforator incompetence

8

27

Re-do SSV* surgery

10

 

Stump + neovascularization

0

0

Popliteal perforator incompetence

5

50

#2 stumps following laser ablation and 1 resulting from open surgery **1 after laser.