Arthroscopic knot tying
Subtitle: an instruction manual
By: Keith M. Baumgarten, Rick W. Wright.
Contributors: Wright, Rick W.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 93
Subjects: Joints -- Endoscopic surgery -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Arthroscopy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Suturing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Suture Techniques.; Arthroscopy -- methods.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: The heightened popularity of arthroscopic surgery has resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of commonly used arthroscopic knots. This step-by-step manual examines the basic concepts underlying arthroscopic knot tying, shows ways to hold the suture and use today's knot-tying devices, and reviews all the steps necessary to tie a biomechanically sound arthroscopic knot.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-89) and index.
Table of contents: title: Knot-tying principles; title: Knot terminology; title: Arthroscopic knot pushers; title: How to use the double-diameter knot pusher; title: Suture properties; title: Knot types; title: Knot pushing and pulling; title: Tying half hitches; title: Optimal configuration of half hitches; title: Post switching; title: Arthroscopic knot-tying techniques; title: Nonsliding knots; title: Sliding knots; title: Ratchet knots; title: Laparoscopic knots; title: Biomechanical studies.