Distal Biceps Repair Using an All-Suture Anchor Technique

Overview

Journal Arthrosc Tech

Publisher Elsevier

Date 2024 Mar 4

PMID 38435242

Authors

Nathan Moroski

Joshua R Eskew

Geoffrey Marston

Steven Martin

Affiliations

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Abstract

Distal biceps ruptures are common injuries that lead to significant decrease in elbow supination strength and pain. This Technical Note describes a single-incision distal biceps tendon repair using 2 knotless suture anchors. This technique is easily reproducible, is efficient, and has the unique benefits of decreasing the risk of heterotopic ossification and damage to neurovascular structure while providing similar outcomes to other described fixation techniques.

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