when your switching back and forth with your fingers, afther sewing then the tying of the sutures, palming the forceps. Can save time lost from repeatedly get rid of & getting them. Holding the forceps with the ring and little fingers, with your middle finger free to move freely more freely with the distal joints than when the forceps are grasped by flexed phalanges. The flexor digitorum profundus muscle has a familiar muscle belly to the middle, ring & little fingers, so flexion of the distal joints of 2 fingers to hold the forceps also flexes the middle finger. Having the distal joints of the ring and little finger in extension when grabing the forceps leaves the flexor digitorum profundus muscle relaxed, this will free up your middle finger for better movement. When left-handed little finger and ring finger manipulation is needed during a portion of one-handed tying, temporarily shift the palmed forceps to a pinch in the web between the thumb and index finger.

The flexor digitorum profundus sends out tendons to the distal fingers of the ring, long and small digits, so flexion of the distal interphalangeal joints of two fingers also flexes the third. Bad habits are always more comfortable than newly tried, better methods.

You can change from a holding posture to a “use” posture. This can be acheived by going up and down on the forceps, if they are 1st grasped at the proper spot with thumb and index. The correct grasp is hard with the palm facing up, as gravity causes the forceps to lie against the palm, requiring extreme metacarpal-phalangeal joint rotation of the index and thumb finger.

Grabing at the correct part is completed easier by making the palm down, so that gravity moves the forceps away from the palm; Your thumb and index can now grasp the correct place without massive flexing of the metacarpal-phalangeal joints.

Efficient and Smooth transfer of the forceps from the “use” to the “hold” position and back again becomes automatic, secure and comfortable with practice.

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A article is by Matt Q.