What's New at Arthrex
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DEC04
Benjamin J. Maxson, DO - Syndesmosis TightRope® XP Implant- File Type:
- Resource Type: Surgical Technique Videos
- Ref. #: VID1-000634-en-US
- Version: A
- Language: English
- Revision Date: 05/08/2020
Benjamin J. Maxson, DO (Temple Terrace, FL), demonstrates the surgical technique for the Syndesmosis TightRope® XP implant. The Syndesmosis TightRope XP implant system features a unique delivery mechanism that allows the user to insert a Syndesmosis TightRope implant without pulling a needle through the medial skin.
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DEC03
Hip Labral Repair With the 1.8 Knotless Hip FiberTak® Soft Anchor- File Type:
- Resource Type: Surgical Technique Animations
- Ref. #: AN1-000217-en-US
- Version: A
- Language: English
- Revision Date: 11/24/2020
This animation demonstrates using the repair suture from a 1.8 Knotless Hip FiberTak® soft anchor to limit the amount of labral eversion during an acetabular labral repair. The repair suture is passed into the joint and then retrieved through the labrum with a SwiftStitch™ suture passer and loaded back through the anchor to invert the labrum toward the femoral head for an anatomic repair construct.
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DEC02
David Alan Friscia, MD - AmnionXpress™ Percutaneous Delivery of an Amnion Streamer Into the Achilles Tendon- File Type:
- Resource Type: Surgical Technique Guides
- Ref. #: VID1-001200-en-US
- Version: A
- Language: English
- Revision Date: 11/24/2020
David Alan Friscia, MD (Rancho Mirage, CA), demonstrates the percutaneous delivery of a strip of Arthrex Amnion™ matrix to the Achilles tendon using the AmnionXpress™ delivery device. This device allows for the precise delivery of an amniotic tissue strip directly to pathologic tissues. The natural properties of amniotic tissues help provide an anatomic barrier to aid in providing mechanical protection, while proprietary processing retains nutrient-rich growth factors essential for signaling.1-3
References:
1. Rowlatt U. Intrauterine wound healing in a 20-week human fetus. Virchows Arch A Pathol Anat Histol. 1979;381(3):353-361.
2. Coolen NA, et al. Comparison between human fetal and adult skin. Arch Dermatol Res. 2010;302(1):47-55.
3. Riboh JC, et al. Human amniotic membrane-derived products in sports medicine: basic science, early results, and potential clinical applications. Am J Sports Med. 2016;44:2425-2434.
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DEC01
Subpectoral Biceps Tenodesis Using the FiberTak® Button Implant System- File Type:
- Resource Type: Surgical Technique Animations
- Ref. #: AN1-000219-en-US
- Version: A
- Language: English
- Revision Date: 11/04/2020
The all-suture FiberTak® button can be used for both inlay and onlay distal and proximal biceps tenodesis. The 2.6 mm-diameter sheath is preloaded with two 2-0 FiberLink™ sutures that are used to shuttle the #2 FiberWire® suture or SutureTape whipstitch limbs through the sheath. The FiberLink sutures are loaded in opposite directions, allowing for a tension-slide reduction technique.
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NOV30
Paul Caldwell, MD - Fresh Osteochondral Allografts: Custom Grafts- File Type:
- Resource Type: Presentation Videos
- Ref. #: VID1-000851-en-US
- Version: A
- Language: English
- Revision Date: 07/19/2020
Paul Caldwell, MD (Richmond, VA), provides an introduction to custom allografts and the additional steps required to coordinate recovery of these grafts compared to more commonly available allograft options.
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NOV29
Paul M. Sethi, MD - Subpectoral Biceps Tenodesis Using a FiberTak® Button- File Type:
- Resource Type: Surgical Technique Videos
- Ref. #: VID1-000783-en-US
- Version: B
- Language: English
- Revision Date: 10/21/2020
Paul M. Sethi, MD (Greenwich, CT), demonstrates a bicortical subpectoral biceps tenodesis using an all-suture FiberTak® button. The button is a reinforced 2.6 mm-diameter sheath preloaded with two 2-0 FiberLink™ sutures that are used to shuttle the whipstitch limbs through the sheath. The all-suture button can be used in lieu of traditional metal buttons for unicortical and bicortical tension-slide techniques.
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