title: Forming and teaching true knots for strabismus surgery.
abstract: I describe a system for ensuring the formation of true knots in the locking bites in strabismus surgery. I also present a method for teaching this system to residents that makes use of a piece of cotton or nylon rope, a cotton mop refill, and the end of a garden rake.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mims
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000193:education; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques