Name: Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge™ Implant System
Uploaded: 2014-12-16T00:00:00Z
Channel: Arthrex
Description: James McWilliam, MD, (New York, NY) performs an Achilles tendon rupture repair, featuring the Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge™ implant system. The Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge implant system combines the strength of FiberWire ® sutures with SwiveLock ® anchors for a strong knotless repair that anchors the Achilles tendon to the calcaneus.

James McWilliam, MD, (New York, NY) performs an Achilles tendon rupture repair, featuring the Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge™ implant system. The Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge implant system combines the strength of FiberWire® sutures with SwiveLock® anchors for a strong knotless repair that anchors the Achilles tendon to the calcaneus.

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James McWilliam

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Gravação em vídeo de uma técnica cirúrgica em um paciente em uma sala de cirurgia ou uma demonstração cadavérica.

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Grabación en vídeo de una técnica quirúrgica de un paciente en un quirófano o una demostración cadavérica.

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Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge™ Implant System

The Achilles mid substance SpeedBridge anchors the proximal Achilles to the calcaneus, resulting in a knotless repair. There are three options for proximal fixation a traditional Krakow suture with number two FiberWire SpeedWhip with number two FiberLoop, or, as seen here, a proximal pars, a percutaneous technique that includes a locking stitch which dramatically improves strength of repair. Small incisions are made in the posterior aspect of the heel, and the calcaneus is drilled and tapped to accept 24.7 five millimeters SwiveLock anchors. The SutureLasso, which is preloaded with a nitinol wire, is inserted through the small posterior heel incisions through the mid substance of the distal stump of the Achilles. The nitinol wire is advanced, and three sutures on each side of the tendon are retrieved. These sutures are pulled through the distal stump of the Achilles through the posterior heel wound. Tension on the Achilles tendon is then checked. The FiberWire sutures are then passed through the SwiveLock eyelet and tensioned appropriately. The SwiveLock is inserted into the calcaneus. The repair results in a strong knotless tendon to bone fixation that allows for early rehabilitation. Thompson's test demonstrates restoration of appropriate tension of the musculotendinous unit.

Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge™ Implant System

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