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Half hitch is named as “work horse of knot tying” by some authors [1]. Half hitches may be stacked on each other to create a non-sliding knot or may also be used to secure both locking and non-locking sliding knots. Half hitches can be formed in two different configurations: a loop limp tied under the post limb (underhand half hitch) and a loop limb tied over the post limb (overhand limb).
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Ergün, S., Kayaalp, M.E., Güneş, T. (2018). Half Hitches. In: Akgun, U., Karahan, M., Randelli, P., Espregueira-Mendes, J. (eds) Knots in Orthopedic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-56108-9_14
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