Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of orthopedic surgeons' tying techniques on knot security using 2-0 and 4-0 monofilament and multifilament nylon sutures. Using an Instron® Tensile Tester and a portable tensiometer, knot security was achieved with these sutures using four-throw square knots (1 = 1 = 1 = 1). After didactic and psychomotor skill training, medical students were taught to construct the four-throw square knot using either a two-hand tie or an instrument tie. Using the portable tensiometer, their knot-tying techniques were judged to be superior to those used by orthopedic surgeons. The orthopedic surgeon's faulty technique can easily be corrected by didactic information and psychomotor skill training.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 555-558 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Orthopedics |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 1995 |
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A portable tensiometer for assessing knot-tying technique. / Franz, D. A.; Batra, Erich; Morgan, R. F.; Edlich, R. F.
In: Orthopedics, Vol. 18, No. 6, 1995, p. 555-558.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - A portable tensiometer for assessing knot-tying technique
AU - Franz, D. A.
AU - Batra, Erich
AU - Morgan, R. F.
AU - Edlich, R. F.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of orthopedic surgeons' tying techniques on knot security using 2-0 and 4-0 monofilament and multifilament nylon sutures. Using an Instron® Tensile Tester and a portable tensiometer, knot security was achieved with these sutures using four-throw square knots (1 = 1 = 1 = 1). After didactic and psychomotor skill training, medical students were taught to construct the four-throw square knot using either a two-hand tie or an instrument tie. Using the portable tensiometer, their knot-tying techniques were judged to be superior to those used by orthopedic surgeons. The orthopedic surgeon's faulty technique can easily be corrected by didactic information and psychomotor skill training.
AB - The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of orthopedic surgeons' tying techniques on knot security using 2-0 and 4-0 monofilament and multifilament nylon sutures. Using an Instron® Tensile Tester and a portable tensiometer, knot security was achieved with these sutures using four-throw square knots (1 = 1 = 1 = 1). After didactic and psychomotor skill training, medical students were taught to construct the four-throw square knot using either a two-hand tie or an instrument tie. Using the portable tensiometer, their knot-tying techniques were judged to be superior to those used by orthopedic surgeons. The orthopedic surgeon's faulty technique can easily be corrected by didactic information and psychomotor skill training.
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