Kinky! Interesting, and I'll bet this work will lead to significant improvement. In the meantime, I will still employ the traditional bowline, figure eight, and all the rest. I'll bet theory will sustain their effectiveness.
The last time I experienced surgery, no stitches were used to close the incision.....so much for that knotty problem.
From what I remember of the last times somebody had to have stitches, the doc used something a lot like a "Ligature tie".
http://www.animatedknots.com/ligatureins...imatedknots.com As for the rest: Yosemite bowline w/double OH backup, double sheet bend, truckers hitch w/alpine butterfly loop, figure 8 (bend, loop, and stopper), single and double fishermans bend (snell), and the
incoil bloodknot make up almost all of my utility work. I don't know about th theory, but personal experience has born out their effectiveness.