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Comparing the tensile strength of square and reversing half-hitch alternating post knots

Authors :
Wu, Vincent
Sykes, Edward A.
Mercer, Dale
Hopman, Wilma M.
Tang, Ephraim
Source :
Canadian Journal of Surgery. June, 2017, Vol. 60 Issue 3, p179, 7 p.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Background: Square knots are the gold standard in hand-tie wound closure, but are difficult to reproduce in deep cavities, inadvertently resulting in slipknots. The reversing half-hitch alternating post (RHAP) knot [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0008428X
Volume :
60
Issue :
3
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.495742736
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.009716