title: Arthroscopic suture retrieval: a simple technique that disentangles sutures during retrieval.
abstract: Efficient and successful arthroscopic surgery relies on methodical and well-organized suture management. However, it is relatively common, especially in complex arthroscopic procedures, that sutures invariability become entangled or twisted as a result of repeated suture shuttling from portal to portal and between individual suture limbs. When this occurs, this can make antegrade suture passage or arthroscopic knot tying challenging. We describe a simple and efficient technique that allows simultaneous retrieval of 2 suture limbs while ensuring that the sutures are disentangled.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Zürich, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Dominik C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lajtai
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: Eugene T H
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Ek