FOREWORD
Although surgery bears upon all sciences, yet, surgery itself can be seen as an art. What differentiates the best surgeon from the better one, is the ability of not just being able to manage the immediate and critical situations dynamically and to analyze the diseases interdisciplinarily , but his ability to perform perfect, aimful and economical coordination of operational movements. The refined technique of the handling and uniting the tissues –in the case of manual skills– is attainable by many practices, and the good surgeon works on the perfection of this technique in his daily operating activities. Dexterity and speed in tying knots correctly constitute an art which only practice can make perfect.
This handbook explains and demonstrates the principle maneuvers of knot tying along with step by step descriptions of each maneuver. The most commonly used suture patterns and knots are described and illustrated, along with Information on suture materials and surgical needles used for sutures and knots
It is our hope that this handbook will be useful to medical students and residents as a quick guide to basic suture patterns and methods of knot tying.
Special thanks to the members of the EMSA-CSMU academic team for putting in their best and time into writing this manual
Ogunfowora Olumide Taiwo
Director of Medical Education,
EMSA-CSMU.