Microvascular Anastomosis Using Only 2-Throw Reef-Knots: A Technical Note.

Microvascular Anastomosis Using Only 2-Throw Reef-Knots: A Technical Note. Turk Neurosurg. 2019;29(6):961-963 Authors: Pruthi N, Gohil D, Somanna S Abstract In macrosurgery creating a knot with at least three throws is an established practice. The potential disadvantages of this practice in microsurgery include the following: the direction of the cut ends interfere with the suture line, unbalanced nature of knot disturbs the apposition of delicate vessel ends and the excessive knot weight. A reef knot with only 2 throws may thus be a better alternative. We have described our technique of end to end anastomosis with 2-throw reef knots in a rat femoral artery model using one way up method. Judging from the surgical outcome the practice of two throw reef knot seems feasible and appealing. PMID: 31769498 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Turkish Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tags: Turk Neurosurg Source Type: research