Several studies have shown that stenting of the FP artery leads to higher long term patency. Bare metal stents however have not shown conclusively to reducemTLR which is in contrast to drug coated balloons (DCB) and drug coated stents (DCS). Irrespective, stenting has several disadvantages including a continued high rate of restenosis and stent fractures that is progressive with time. FP ISR occurs in more than one third of patients at 1 year and up to 49% at 2 years. Complex lesions (long, Trans-Atlantic Inter-Society Consensus II C/D lesions, total occlusions), certain demographics (female gender, diabetes mellitus), critical limb ischemia and significant stent fractures are associated with a higher rate of restenosis. Also the majority of occluded stents are restenotic-thrombotic and generally are more challenging to treat.