Arthroscopic knot tying : an instruction manual /
Baumgarten, Keith M.
Wright, Rick W.
Philadelphia, Pa. ; London : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
c2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-89) and index.
Knot-tying principles -- Knot terminology -- Arthroscopic knot pushers -- How to use the double-diameter knot pusher -- Suture properties -- Knot types -- Knot pushing and pulling -- Tying half hitches -- Optimal configuration of half hitches -- Post switching -- Arthroscopic knot-tying techniques -- Nonsliding knots -- Sliding knots -- Ratchet knots -- Laparoscopic knots -- Biomechanical studies.
Joints
Arthroscopy
Suturing