surgeon's knot (redirected from surgeons' knots)

sur·geon's knot (sûrjnz)

n. pl. surgeons' knots

Any of several knots, especially one similar to a square knot, used in surgery for tying ligatures or stitching incisions.

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surgeon's knot

same as a square knot except that the first throw is a double one. It is more secure than a square and holds its position better for the second throw. It is often reinforced by a third single throw.

Surgeon's knot. By permission from Slatter D, Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, Saunders, 2002