Soviet-made vascular prostheses

The authors present some facts concerning the history of developing synthetic vascular prostheses in the Soviet Union, the data pertinent to the Soviet and some foreign models of synthetic vascular grafts, dwell on their characteristics. The authors discuss further possible modifications of vascular prosthesis. The vascular prosthesis is considered as an artificial false aneurysm within a synthetic frame, in this connection they discuss favourable possibilities of application of vascular grafts in arterial injuries and its consequences. The authors also provide information on some new types of vascular prostheses, velour and rough ones in particular, as well as microprosthesis.