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Three traction knots for the orthopaedic surgeon
1Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
Orthopaedic Review
|May 1, 1992
This article reviews the technique of tying three knots that are used by orthopaedic surgeons when treating a patient in skeletal traction--the traction knot, the bowline, and the cow hitch. The advantages of the bowline and the cow hitch over the traction knot are also discussed.
This article reviews the technique of tying three knots that are used by orthopaedic surgeons when treating a patient in skeletal traction--the traction knot, the bowline, and the cow hitch. The advantages of the bowline and the cow hitch over the traction knot are also discussed.