title: The HU knot: a new sliding knot for arthroscopic surgery.
abstract: Sliding knots are commonly used in arthroscopic knot tying. The Surgical knot as a hand-tied knot is very secure. We found that the Surgical knot could be used as a sliding knot. We have modified the Surgical knot to include a self-locking loop. A new sliding knot for arthroscopic surgery, the HU knot, is described. By tensioning the loop strand, the self-locking loop creates a snug knot without sliding backward. The HU knot provides great security.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Medical Science, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan. yumochi@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hachisuka
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Natsu
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kashiwagi
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasunaga
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ochi
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques