‘Through-the-loop’ tie for microsurgical suturing

• Published in: Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery Vol. 63; no. 7; pp. 1087 - 1090
• Main Authors: Karri, Vasu, Chang, Li-Ren, Liu, Yi-Tien, Chen, Hung-Chi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Anastomosis; Biological and medical sciences; Humans; Medical sciences; Microsurgery; Microsurgery - methods; Microvessels - surgery; Plastic Surgery; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Suture Techniques; Suturing; Vascular Surgical Procedures - methods; Microsurgery; Suturing; Anastomosis; Treatment; Surgery

Summary We present a technique for tying microsurgical knots called ‘through-the-loop’. The main advantage of this technique is that the short end of the microsuture is always held by the instruments and thus prevented from falling and adhering to the surrounding tissue. Consequently, the short end...