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SUBMITTER: Tauro JC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5621616 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tauro Joseph C JC Moralle Matthew M Iacono Stephen S
Arthroscopy techniques 20170717 4
In this Technical Note, we describe a method of mini-open long head biceps subpectoral tenodesis. The implant used is a threadless expanding PEEK (polyether ether ketone) interference device that fixes the biceps tendon in a drill hole in the humerus under the inferior border of the pectoralis major tendon. The diameter of the drill hole varies between 6 and 8 mm depending on the width of the tendon. The procedure can be performed through a 3-cm incision centered on the inferior border of the pe ...[more]