The fish hook technic--an aid in pulling tendon tissue through tight channels
Schwarz, M.; Goth, D.
Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Handchirurgie Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse Organ der V. 20(2): 97-98
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0722-1819 PMID: 3286401 Document Number: 324492
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.