I learned to tie the rolling hitch knot while taking sailing lessons. It is a particularly useful knot when tying a line to a vertical post, as the knot will not slip downward. The more downward ...

A subluxated or unstable posterior chamber IOL needs to be repositioned and fixated to the sclera. This can often be a surgical challenge, and various surgical approaches have been described in the ...

A research team from Zhejiang University in China has developed a technology that elevates the surgical capabilities of both robots and humans with "a single knot," the South China Morning Post, SCMP, ...

Machine generated contents note: 1.instrumentation -- introduction -- needle holder -- tissue forceps -- operating scissors -- scalpel handle -- blade -- work cited ...

Cor‑Knot (LSI Solutions) is a single-use device to replace hand-tied surgical knots in valve surgery, including open and minimally invasive mitral valve repair, and aortic valve replacement. The ...

Three different knots, 3/1/1, 1/1/1(slip-knot), and 1/1/1/1(modified slip-knot), were compared using 10-0 black monofilament polyamide-6 suture (Ethilon 30 cm with a 6-mm micro-point spatula needle, ...

Sutures are filaments, fibers or thread-like materials used to hold a wound or tissue together. In surgical language, sutures are used for apposition – that is, the positioning (of tissue) side by ...

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