A better way to teach knot tying: a randomized controlled trial comparing the kinesthetic and traditional methods

E Huang, H Chern, P O'Sullivan, B Cook… - The American Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Knot tying is a fundamental and crucial surgical skill. We developed a
kinesthetic pedagogical approach that increases precision and economy of motion by
explicitly teaching suture-handling maneuvers and studied its effects on novice
performance. Methods Seventy-four first-year medical students were randomized to learn
knot tying via either the traditional or the novel “kinesthetic” method. After 1 week of
independent practice, students were videotaped performing 4 tying tasks. Three raters …
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