Table 5: The authors' overall assessment of the results of the operations in the 21 patients.

GRAFTS YIELD %

QUALITY OF GRAFTS PRESERVATION

GLOBAL RESULT

SECOND HT NEEDS

80-100%

15

80-100%

16

EXCELLENT

16

CERTAIN

2

60-80%,

5

60-80%,

4

VERY GOOD

4

PROBABLE

3

40-60%.

1

40-60%.

1

GOOD

1

UNCERTAIN

1

20-40%.

 

20-40%.

 

FAIR

 

UNPROBABLE

5

0-20%,

 

0-20%,

 

POOR

 

IMPOSSIBLE (almost)

11