Knots in Orthopedic Surgery Open and Arthroscopic Techniques /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Akgun, Umut (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Karahan, Mustafa (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Randelli, Pietro S. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Espregueira-Mendes, João (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Orthopedics.; Sports medicine.; Surgical Orthopedics.; Sports Medicine.

This well-illustrated book presents the state of the art in suture materials and provides clear, step-by-step guidance on how to tie the most frequently used knots. The opening section addresses terminological issues and describes how the biological and mechanical properties of suture materials may...

Table of Contents:

• Basic Sciences: Terminology
• Biological properties of suture materials
• Mechanical properties of suture materials
• Biomechanics in knot tying
• Failure modes of knots and sutures. Open Knot Tying: Square knot
• Surgeon`s knot
• Half hitches
• Sliding knots
• Fracture reduction and fixation by knots. Arthroscopic Knot Tying: Arthroscopic instruments
• Soft tissue handling in arthroscopic surgery
• Suture manipulation in arthroscopic surgery
• Half hitches
• Non-sliding knots
• Sliding knots. Literature review: Suture materials
• Arthroscopic knots.