Accuracy of Duplex Evaluation One Year after Varicose Vein Surgery to Predict Recurrence at the Sapheno-Femoral Junction after Five Years

A postoperative duplex scan of the SFJ 1 year after varicose vein surgery to the great saphenous vein predicts which patients are most likely to have a good outcome 5 years after surgery. The 1-year duplex scan is a reliable diagnostic tool for future studies evaluating the effect of new methods of treating sapheno-femoral incompetence.