title: Completing arthroscopic knots with a broken suture limb.
abstract: Arthroscopically inserted sutures may become damaged during insertion. This can lead to breakage of one limb of the suture before sufficient knots have been delivered to prevent slippage. We present a clinical example and a simple technique to arthroscopically deliver half-hitch knots with a broken suture limb. The technique utilizes a grasper which is attached to the broken suture limb. The grasper acts as a new post over which additional half hitches can be delivered, completing the knot. We have found this technique very useful in shoulder capsular reconstruction and rotator cuff repair.
authors.affiliation: Ocean County Sports Medicine Center, Toms River, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Tauro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques