TY - JOUR
T1 - Technical considerations in knot construction. Part I. Continuous percutaneous and dermal suture closure
AU - Annunziata, Christine C.
AU - Drake, David B.
AU - Woods, Julia A.
AU - Gear, Andrew J.L.
AU - Rodeheaver, George T.
AU - Edlich, Richard F.
PY - 1997/5
Y1 - 1997/5
N2 - The purpose of this investigation was to determine the security of the square knot tied with one looped end and one free end versus the security of the square knot tied with two free ends. Size 4/0 and size 6/0 monofilament nylon, polypropylene, and Biosyn(TM) sutures were selected for this evaluation. The mechanical performance of these sutures was judged according to knot breakage force and number of throws required to attain security. Knots with one looped end and one free end require more throws to ensure knot security than do knots constructed from two single suture strands of comparable sizes and types of sutures.
AB - The purpose of this investigation was to determine the security of the square knot tied with one looped end and one free end versus the security of the square knot tied with two free ends. Size 4/0 and size 6/0 monofilament nylon, polypropylene, and Biosyn(TM) sutures were selected for this evaluation. The mechanical performance of these sutures was judged according to knot breakage force and number of throws required to attain security. Knots with one looped end and one free end require more throws to ensure knot security than do knots constructed from two single suture strands of comparable sizes and types of sutures.
KW - Continuous suture
KW - Dermal suture
KW - Knot security
KW - Monofilament sutures
KW - Percutaneous suture
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U2 - 10.1016/S0736-4679(97)00021-8
DO - 10.1016/S0736-4679(97)00021-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 9258786
AN - SCOPUS:0030756163
SN - 0736-4679
VL - 15
SP - 351
EP - 356
JO - Journal of Emergency Medicine
JF - Journal of Emergency Medicine
IS - 3
ER -