title: [The fish hook technic--an aid in pulling tendon tissue through tight channels].
abstract: Pulling tendon grafts through narrow bone-holes often frays and tangles the tendon ends. The following knot technique results in a concentric compression of the tendon end. The line of pull is directed to the mid-portion of the implant and provides an axial force. The technique is demonstrated on the anatomic model as well as on clinical cases. The technique is simple to perform, involves minimal trauma to the implant, and requires only a very small drillhole in the bone to allow optimum tendon-bone contact and healing.
authors.affiliation: Handchirurgie Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik Freiburg im Breisgau.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goth
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Die Angelhakentechnik--Eine Hilfe zum Durchzug von Sehnengewebe durch enge Kanäle.