Knots in Orthopedic Surgery [electronic resource] Open and Arthroscopic Techniques / edited by Umut Akgun, Mustafa Karahan, Pietro S. Randelli, João Espregueira-Mendes.
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...
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Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2018.
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2018. |
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Knots in Orthopedic Surgery: Open and Arthroscopic Techniques |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
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.