Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge™ Repair

Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge repair combines the minimal incision PARS technique with 2 SwiveLock^® anchors into the calcaneus for a knotless repair. This procedure eliminates the weakest part of an Achilles repair, the knots, by using interference fixation of the suture after reapproximating the tendon rupture. The PARS technique or a traditional repair can be used on the proximal stump and then the suture is passed percutaneously through the distal stump to the Achilles insertion site. By eliminating the knots, the repair may provide additional strength than the traditional open repair while limiting wound issues with a small incision.

The newly launched PARS SutureTape provides the surgeon with 1.3 mm SutureTape suture which offers increased resistance to tissue pull-through, stronger knotted and knotless fixation, tighter and smaller knot stacks and better all-around handling characteristics.¹

Reference

^{1. Arthrex Research and Development. LA1-00038-EN_B. 2017.}

Surgical Technique Videos (3)
- - Achilles Midsubstance Tendon Repair With PARS Using the Knotless Midsubstance SpeedBridge™ Technique
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  - Ref. #: VID1-000383-en-US
  - Version: A
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 10/25/2019
  - Presenter: Thomas O. Clanton, MD
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- - Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge™ Implant System
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  - Ref. #: VID1-00258-EN
  - Version: B
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 04/20/2017
  - Presenter: James McWilliam, MD
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- - Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge™ - Knotless Achilles Repair
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  - Ref. #: VID1-0462-EN
  - Version: A
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 09/13/2013
  - Presenter: Gordon Mackay, MD
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Surgical Technique Animations (1)
- - Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge™ Implant System
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  - Ref. #: AN1-00073-EN
  - Version: C
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 04/03/2017
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Surgical Technique Guides (1)
- - Achilles PARS SutureTape With Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge™ Implant System
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  - Ref. #: LT1-00100-EN
  - Version: B
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 12/02/2019
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White Papers (1)
- - Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge™ System vs. Krackow for Midsubstance Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair
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  - Ref. #: LA1-00009-EN
  - Version: C
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 03/08/2017
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Presentation Videos (2)
- - Innovations in Foot and Ankle Trauma for the Sports Surgeon
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  - Ref. #: VPT1-00837-EN
  - Version: B
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 07/26/2017
  - Presenter: Todd Earhart
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- - Achilles Midsubstance Rupture Case Series
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  - Ref. #: VID1-00977-EN
  - Version: A
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 03/13/2017
  - Presenter: Gordon Mackay, MD
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Presentation Slides (1)
- - Scientific Evidence for Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge™
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  - Ref. #: PPT2-80007-EN
  - Version: A
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 11/04/2016
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Coding Guides (1)
- - 2020 Coding and Reimbursement Guidelines for Achilles Soft-Tissue Implants
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  - Ref. #: OF1-000305-en-US
  - Version: A
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 06/10/2020
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Catalogs (1)
- - Foot and Ankle - Next Generation in Foot and Ankle Technology 2020
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  - Ref. #: LB1-0450-EN
  - Version: AC
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 02/04/2020
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Testimonials (2)
- - Arthrex PARS Technique Helps a Professional Soccer Player Get Back on the Field
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  - Ref. #: VID1-01219-EN
  - Version: F
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 10/25/2019
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- - PARS (Percutaneous Achilles Repair System)
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  - Ref. #: VPT1-00930-EN
  - Version: B
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 01/25/2018
  - Presenter: Kirk A. McCullough, MD
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Case Presentation Videos (2)
- - Case 1: Superior Peroneal Retinaculum (SPR) Repair With InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation
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  - Ref. #: VID1-000069-en-US
  - Version: A
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 04/09/2019
  - Presenter: Richard Lamour, MD
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- - Achilles Midsubstance Surgical Repair using the Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge™ System
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  - Ref. #: VPT1-00732-EN
  - Version: A
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 01/03/2017
  - Presenter: David J. Dalstrom, MD
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