Suture Sliding Made Easy
4VUVSF4MJEJOH .BEF&BTZ 4VUVSF4MJEFST
4VUVSF4MJEJOH .BEF4JNQMF 4VUVSF4MJEFST 4USZLFSPĒFSTVOJRVF4MJEFSTUZMFTGPSBMMBSFBTPGUIFTIPVMEFS&BDI4MJEFSJTB TJOHMFVTFEFWJDF TPUIFOFFEMFTBSFBMXBZTTIBSQ8JUIOPBTTFNCMZSFRVJSFE KVTU QFFMBOEHP
4VUVSF4MJEFS QFSCPY TUFSJMF
4VUVSF4MJEFS QFSCPY TUFSJMF
$SFTDFOU4VUVSF4MJEFS QFSCPY TUFSJMF
3JHIU4VUVSF4MJEFS QFSCPY TUFSJMF
-Fѫ4VUVSF4MJEFS QFSCPY TUFSJMF
4VUVSF1BTTJOH
4VUVSF3FUSJFWJOH
-PBEUIF4VUVSF4MJEFSXJUIBTJOHMF TUSBOEPGNPOPêMBNFOUTVUVSFUP iTIVUUMFuCSBJEFETVUVSFUISPVHITPѫ UJTTVF0ODFUIFNPOPêMBNFOUIBTCFFO QBTTFEBOESFUSJFWFEXJUIBTVUVSF HSBTQFS TJNQMZUJFBTJNQMFLOPUXJUIUIF QBTTJOHTUJUDIBOEQVMMJUUISPVHIUIF UJTTVF
6TFUIFOJUJOPMMPPQUPFBTJMZSFUSJFWF CSBJEFETVUVSFUISPVHITPѫUJTTVF 4JNQMZQFOFUSBUFUIFEJTUBMOFFEMF UISPVHIUIFUJTTVFBOEVTFZPVSUIVNC UPBEWBODFUIFOJUJOPM0ODFBEWBODFE QBTTUIFCSBJEFETVUVSFUISPVHIUIFMPPQ BOESFUSPHSBEFUIFJOTUSVNFOU UIVT QBTTJOHUIFTVUVSF 4VUVSF3FUSJFWJOH
4JNQMJDJUZBOE7FSTBUJMJUZ 4USZLFST4VUVSF4MJEFSTQSPWJEFTJNQMF WFSTBUJMFPQUJPOTGPSSFQBJSPGTPѫUJTTVFJOTIPVMEFSBSUISPTDPQZ3FHBSEMFTTPGQBUIPMPHZ EJĒFSFOUUJQDPOêHVSBUJPOTBMMPXUIFTVSHFPONNPGXPSLJOHMFOHUIGPSBMMUZQFTPGTJUVBUJPOTѮF4VUVSF4MJEFSTBSFB XPOEFSGVMPQUJPOXIFOUJNFBOETJNQMJDJUZBSFBDPODFSO
¡4VUVSF4MJEFS
¡3JHIU4VUVSF4MJEFS
¡4VUVSF4MJEFS
$SFTDFOU4VUVSF4MJEFS
¡-FGU4VUVSF4MJEFS
4VUVSF4MJEFS'FBUVSFT
x 4JOHMFVTFEJTQPTBCMFJTBMXBZT
TIBSQ
x 4JNQMFJOTUSVNFOUXJUIOP
BTTFNCMZSFRVJSFE
x /PXIFFMTPSNPWJOHQBSUTUIBU
DBOCSFBL
x 1FSGPSNNBSHJOBMDPOWFSHFODF
TUJUDIFTJOPOFTUFQ
x NNPGUPUBMXPSLJOHMFOHUI x /JUJOPMMPPQPSTVUVSFJTFBTJMZ
BEWBODFEXJUITVSHFPOTUIVNC
x /PSFTUSJDUJPOTPONFEJBMDVGGSFQBJS
PGUFOQSFTFOUXJUIQBTTJOHEFWJDFT
0QUJDBM$PVSU 4BO+PTF $" UG XXXTUSZLFSDPN
ѮFJOGPSNBUJPOQSFTFOUFEJOUIJTCSPDIVSFJTJOUFOEFEUPEFNPOTUSBUFB4USZLFSQSPEVDU"MXBZTSFGFSUPUIFQBDLBHFJOTFSU QSPEVDUMBCFM BOEPSVTFSJOTUSVDUJPOTCFGPSFVTJOHBOZ4USZLFSQSPEVDU1SPEVDUTNBZOPUCFBWBJMBCMFJOBMMNBSLFUT1SPEVDUBWBJMBCJMJUZJTTVCKFDUUPUIF SFHVMBUPSZPSNFEJDBMQSBDUJDFTUIBUHPWFSOJOEJWJEVBMNBSLFUT1MFBTFDPOUBDUZPVS4USZLFSSFQSFTFOUBUJWFJGZPVIBWFRVFTUJPOTBCPVUUIF BWBJMBCJMJUZPG4USZLFSQSPEVDUTJOZPVSBSFB 1SPEVDUTSFGFSFODFEXJUIEFTJHOBUJPOBSFUSBEFNBSLTPG4USZLFS 1SPEVDUTSFGFSFODFEXJUI¡EFTJHOBUJPOBSFSFHJTUFSFEUSBEFNBSLTPG4USZLFS -JUFSBUVSFOVNCFS# ++#-L $PQZSJHIU¥4USZLFS 1SJOUFEJO64"
4VUVSF4MJEJOH .BEF4JNQMF 4VUVSF4MJEFST 4USZLFSPĒFSTVOJRVF4MJEFSTUZMFTGPSBMMBSFBTPGUIFTIPVMEFS&BDI4MJEFSJTB TJOHMFVTFEFWJDF TPUIFOFFEMFTBSFBMXBZTTIBSQ8JUIOPBTTFNCMZSFRVJSFE KVTU QFFMBOEHP
4VUVSF4MJEFS QFSCPY TUFSJMF
4VUVSF4MJEFS QFSCPY TUFSJMF
$SFTDFOU4VUVSF4MJEFS QFSCPY TUFSJMF
3JHIU4VUVSF4MJEFS QFSCPY TUFSJMF
-Fѫ4VUVSF4MJEFS QFSCPY TUFSJMF
4VUVSF1BTTJOH
4VUVSF3FUSJFWJOH
-PBEUIF4VUVSF4MJEFSXJUIBTJOHMF TUSBOEPGNPOPêMBNFOUTVUVSFUP iTIVUUMFuCSBJEFETVUVSFUISPVHITPѫ UJTTVF0ODFUIFNPOPêMBNFOUIBTCFFO QBTTFEBOESFUSJFWFEXJUIBTVUVSF HSBTQFS TJNQMZUJFBTJNQMFLOPUXJUIUIF QBTTJOHTUJUDIBOEQVMMJUUISPVHIUIF UJTTVF
6TFUIFOJUJOPMMPPQUPFBTJMZSFUSJFWF CSBJEFETVUVSFUISPVHITPѫUJTTVF 4JNQMZQFOFUSBUFUIFEJTUBMOFFEMF UISPVHIUIFUJTTVFBOEVTFZPVSUIVNC UPBEWBODFUIFOJUJOPM0ODFBEWBODFE QBTTUIFCSBJEFETVUVSFUISPVHIUIFMPPQ BOESFUSPHSBEFUIFJOTUSVNFOU UIVT QBTTJOHUIFTVUVSF 4VUVSF3FUSJFWJOH
4JNQMJDJUZBOE7FSTBUJMJUZ 4USZLFST4VUVSF4MJEFSTQSPWJEFTJNQMF WFSTBUJMFPQUJPOTGPSSFQBJSPGTPѫUJTTVFJOTIPVMEFSBSUISPTDPQZ3FHBSEMFTTPGQBUIPMPHZ EJĒFSFOUUJQDPOêHVSBUJPOTBMMPXUIFTVSHFPONNPGXPSLJOHMFOHUIGPSBMMUZQFTPGTJUVBUJPOTѮF4VUVSF4MJEFSTBSFB XPOEFSGVMPQUJPOXIFOUJNFBOETJNQMJDJUZBSFBDPODFSO
¡4VUVSF4MJEFS
¡3JHIU4VUVSF4MJEFS
¡4VUVSF4MJEFS
$SFTDFOU4VUVSF4MJEFS
¡-FGU4VUVSF4MJEFS
4VUVSF4MJEFS'FBUVSFT
x 4JOHMFVTFEJTQPTBCMFJTBMXBZT
TIBSQ
x 4JNQMFJOTUSVNFOUXJUIOP
BTTFNCMZSFRVJSFE
x /PXIFFMTPSNPWJOHQBSUTUIBU
DBOCSFBL
x 1FSGPSNNBSHJOBMDPOWFSHFODF
TUJUDIFTJOPOFTUFQ
x NNPGUPUBMXPSLJOHMFOHUI x /JUJOPMMPPQPSTVUVSFJTFBTJMZ
BEWBODFEXJUITVSHFPOTUIVNC
x /PSFTUSJDUJPOTPONFEJBMDVGGSFQBJS
PGUFOQSFTFOUXJUIQBTTJOHEFWJDFT
0QUJDBM$PVSU 4BO+PTF $" UG XXXTUSZLFSDPN
ѮFJOGPSNBUJPOQSFTFOUFEJOUIJTCSPDIVSFJTJOUFOEFEUPEFNPOTUSBUFB4USZLFSQSPEVDU"MXBZTSFGFSUPUIFQBDLBHFJOTFSU QSPEVDUMBCFM BOEPSVTFSJOTUSVDUJPOTCFGPSFVTJOHBOZ4USZLFSQSPEVDU1SPEVDUTNBZOPUCFBWBJMBCMFJOBMMNBSLFUT1SPEVDUBWBJMBCJMJUZJTTVCKFDUUPUIF SFHVMBUPSZPSNFEJDBMQSBDUJDFTUIBUHPWFSOJOEJWJEVBMNBSLFUT1MFBTFDPOUBDUZPVS4USZLFSSFQSFTFOUBUJWFJGZPVIBWFRVFTUJPOTBCPVUUIF BWBJMBCJMJUZPG4USZLFSQSPEVDUTJOZPVSBSFB 1SPEVDUTSFGFSFODFEXJUIEFTJHOBUJPOBSFUSBEFNBSLTPG4USZLFS 1SPEVDUTSFGFSFODFEXJUI¡EFTJHOBUJPOBSFSFHJTUFSFEUSBEFNBSLTPG4USZLFS -JUFSBUVSFOVNCFS# ++#-L $PQZSJHIU¥4USZLFS 1SJOUFEJO64"
