BASIC KNOTS

Johnson & Johnson

Table of contents :
BASIC KNOTS 2……Page 2
Knot Security……Page 3
General Principles of Knot Tying……Page 5
Square Knot……Page 7
Square Knot Two-Hand TechniquePage 1 of 3……Page 8
Square Knot Two-Hand TechniquePage 2 of 3……Page 10
Square Knot Two-Hand TechniquePage 3 of 3……Page 11
Square Knot One-Hand TechniquePage 1 of 2……Page 12
Surgeon’s or Friction Knot Page 1 of 3……Page 14
Surgeon’s or Friction Knot Page 2 of 3……Page 16
Surgeon’s or Friction Knot Page 3 of 3……Page 17
Deep TiePage 1 of 2……Page 19
Deep TiePage 2 of 2……Page 21
Ligation Around Memostatic Clamp -More Common of Two Methods……Page 22
Ligation Around Hemostatic Clamp -Alternate Technique……Page 24
Instrument TiePage 1 of 2……Page 26
Instrument TiePage 2 of 2……Page 28
Granny Knot……Page 29
Suture Materials……Page 30
Absorbable SuturesPage 1……Page 34
Absorbable SuturesPage 2……Page 36
Nonabsorbable SuturesPage 1……Page 40
Nonabsorbable SuturesPage 2……Page 42
Selected Terms……Page 49