Open AccessA new technique for tying the surgeon's knot
Author(s) -
Arias Jose I.,
Aller María A.,
Arias Jaime
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
european journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1741-9271
pISSN - 1102-4151
DOI - 10.1080/110241500750008673
Subject(s) - ligature , medicine , knot tying , tying , thumb , surgery , index finger , knot (papermaking) , ring finger , anatomy , grasp , computer science , biochemistry , chemistry , chemical engineering , gene , engineering , programming language , operating system
A technique for tying the surgeon's knot is explained. This is based on considering that the active hand has two clasps, an inferior one formed by the thumb and the ring finger, which fixes the distal end of the ligature, and another superior clasp formed by the index and middle finger, whose rotating mobility makes it possible to wrap the proximal tips of the ligature around them one or more times and then to grasp the distal end and pull it through the proximal loops. Copyright © 2000 Taylor and Francis Ltd.