title: Three traction knots for the orthopaedic surgeon.
abstract: This article reviews the technique of tying three knots that are used by orthopaedic surgeons when treating a patient in skeletal traction--the traction knot, the bowline, and the cow hitch. The advantages of the bowline and the cow hitch over the traction knot are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Renwick
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D014143:Traction / Q000379:methods*