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SURGEON'S

KNOTOR

SURGEON'S

KNOTBEND

Whenmakingsuturesin
a wound,surgeonsuse
variousknotssuchas
thecarrickbend,the
reefknot,andthesuture
knot,whichhas
becomeknownasthe
surgeon'sknot.Itwas
discoveredabouthalfa
centuryago andseems
tobethemostsuitable
lorthepurpose.The
surgeon'sknothasan
excellentgripandis
flatterandlessbulky
thantheotherknots,
whichtendedto
producevisibleand
disfiguringscars.The
surgeon'sknotisa
variationofthereef
knotmadeby
increasingthenumber
ofturnsmadeinthe
twopartsoftheknot.It
islessbulkybutstill
secureifonlyoneturn
istakeninthetoppart
01 theknot.

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