title: Technique of tying the chain stitch knot as the beginning knot of a continuous suture.
abstract: The development of the technique of tying the chain stitch knot as the beginning knot in a continuous suture has decreased the amount of suture material in the wound and has reduced operating time. Furthermore, no knot has come untied or developed other complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Peloso
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Milne
mesh_terms: D013536:Suture Techniques