Knots in Orthopedic Surgery by Umut Akgun Mustafa Karahan Pietro S. Randelli & João Espregueira-Mendes

Author:Umut Akgun, Mustafa Karahan, Pietro S. Randelli & João Espregueira-Mendes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg

7.4.1 Transformation of a Surgeon’s Knot to a Sliding Knot (Combination of Half Hitches on a Post Limb)

Fig. 7.64Start with the first throw of a surgeon’s knot

Fig. 7.65Bring the black suture strand with the right hand toward you. No tension should be applied to the orange suture strand that lies into the left hand

Fig. 7.66The two twists of the orange suture strand turn its orientation. At the same time, the black suture strand is pulled straight

Fig. 7.67Position the orange suture strand between the left index finger and thumb

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