title: 'Through-the-loop' tie for microsurgical suturing.
abstract: We present a technique for tying microsurgical knots called 'through-the-loop'. The main advantage of this technique is that the short end of the microsuture is always held by the instruments and thus prevented from falling and adhering to the surrounding tissue. Consequently, the short end can be easily re-grasped and the knot tied without difficulty. This technique can be performed by either right- or left-hand-dominant surgeons and can facilitate faster and more efficient microsurgical knot tying, which the novice microsurgeon may find useful.
authors: Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors: Vasu
authors: V
authors: Karri
authors: Li-Ren
authors: LR
authors: Chang
authors: Yi-Tien
authors: YT
authors: Liu
authors: Hung-Chi
authors: HC
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D055806:Microvessels / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*