Abstract
Tying secure knots is essential in arthroscopic surgery. A new slip knot for arthroscopic
shoulder surgery is described. Locking of the knot is accomplished by pulling the
post strand. Knot tying is simple and a low-profile, secure knot is produced.
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Footnotes
Cite this article as: Yiannakopoulos CK, Hiotis I, Antonogiannakis E. The triad knot: A new sliding self-locking knot. Arthroscopy 2005;21:899.e1-899.e3 [doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2005.04.100].
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© 2005 Arthroscopy Association of North America. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
