The giant knot: a new one-way self-locking secured arthroscopic slip knot.

نویسندگان

  • B A Fleega
  • S H Sokkar
چکیده

A secure slip knot is very important in the field of arthroscopy. The new giant knot, developed by the first author, has the properties of being a one-way self-locking slip knot, which is secured without additional half hitches and can tolerate higher forces to be untied.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association

دوره 15 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1999