JAFRI’S KNOT
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v20i4.685Abstract
Introduction
A knot is used to fasten a linear material. Reef knot is basis of various surgical knots. Surgical suture is a medical material which is used to keep body tissue to-gether after injury or during surgery.1 This material is in the form of thread usually and has a needle attached with it. There are different types of needle threads, according to their shapes and strength.
The history of surgical suture is very old and dates back to 3000BC, in ancient Egypt. There are reports
of presence of suture material in a mummy around 1100BC. Indian sage and physician Sushruta in 500
Akram M.1
Senior Registrar, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Mayo Hospital, Lahore
Jafri S.H.2
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, CMH, Lahore
Farooqi F.M.3
PGR
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore
Awais S.M.4 (S.I)
Chairman Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
KEMU / Mayo Hospital, Lahore
Sami A.L.5
Associate Professor Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Children Hospital, Lahore
Ahmed S.6
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
CMH Hospital, Lahore
BC used suture material for wound closure. Hippocra-tes and later Roman Aulus Cornelius Celsus described various sutures techniques. Roman physician Galen described gut sutures in 2nd century, while Joseph Lis-ter introduced sterile surgical suture in 1860s.2
There are different techniques of tying knots like simple interrupted stiches, continuous stiches, vertical and horizontal mattress stiches, continuous locking sti-ches, barbed stiches, purse sting sutures, figure of 8 stiches, subcuticular stitch etc.3
We are introducing a new suture technique by the anime of Jafri's knot or stitch.
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