Clinical Study of Stent Versus Direct Atherectomy to Treat Arteriosclerosis Occlusive Disease of Lower Extremity

Patients were included if they were de novo stenosis>70% or occlusion of the femoropopliteal at least 18 years of age and referred for claudication (Rutherford-Becker class II-III) or critical limb ischemia (Rutherford-Becker class IV-V). They were excluded if they had one or more of the following: 1. Acute or subacute lower limb ischemia; 2. Severe calcification lesions; 3. Total occlusions lesions more significant than 10 cm or total occlusion lesions with a suspicion of subintimal wire recanalization 4. untreated ipsilateral iliac artery stenosis>70%, or the distal runoff artery <1 root; 5. Previously lower extremity intervention or surgical graft artery bypass; 6. Severe renal insufficiency, creatinine level greater than 2.5 mg/dL; 7. The patient's platelet count is less than 100,000/uL, antiplatelet or anticoagulant contraindications to required medications; 8. Patients with immune system diseases or malignant tumours; 9. ongoing active infection 10. decompensated congestive heart failure or acute coronary syndrome; 11. Unwillingness to return for future follow-up visits