The Nice knot as an improvement on current knot options: A mechanical analysis

Collin, Philippe; Laubster, E; Denard, P J; Akuè, F A; Laedermann, Alexandre

doi:10.1016/j.otsr.2016.01.005

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The Nice knot as an improvement on current knot options: A mechanical analysis

ContributorsCollin, Philippe; Laubster, E; Denard, P J; Akuè, F A; Laedermann, Alexandre

Published inOrthopaedics & Traumatology, Surgery & Research, vol. 102, no. 3, p. 293-296

Publication date2016

Abstract

There is currently a wide range of suture knots used in rotator cuff repair. The purpose of this study was to compare a new type of self-locking sliding knot called the Nice knot to the self-locking and sliding Nicky's knot.

Keywords

Biomechanical Phenomena
Humans
Materials Testing
Orthopedic Procedures/methods
Rotator Cuff/surgery
Rotator Cuff Injuries/surgery
Suture Techniques
Tensile Strength

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

Research groups

Mécanismes physiopathologiques de l'arthrose (960)

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COLLIN, Philippe et al. The Nice knot as an improvement on current knot options: A mechanical analysis. In: Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Surgery & Research, 2016, vol. 102, n° 3, p. 293–296. doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2016.01.005

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PID : unige:98656
DOI : 10.1016/j.otsr.2016.01.005
PMID : 26934908

Journal ISSN1877-0568

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The Nice knot as an improvement on current knot options: A mechanical analysis

There is currently a wide range of suture knots used in rotator cuff repair. The purpose of this study was to compare a new type of self-locking sliding knot called the Nice knot to the self-locking and sliding Nicky's knot.

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