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jayuk
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Postby jayuk » Wed 09 Aug 2006 9:06 am

John

Do you know the conusltants success rate post graft for DALK for VA?....

J
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John Smith
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Postby John Smith » Wed 09 Aug 2006 10:40 am

Jay,

No I don't know his VA figures; but the recommendation from both my previous consultant and John Dart is pretty good for me!

And his figures on having to convert a DALK graft into a PK "on the table" is quite low at 4-5%.
John

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Postby Matthew_ » Wed 09 Aug 2006 3:58 pm

Good luck to both of you!


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