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HYPOTHESIS: Our hypothesis was that the autograft-augmented direct repair of torn triceps tendons would have strength superior than that of direct repair when compared to the strength of intact distal triceps tendons. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The strength of the intact distal triceps tendon in 8 unpaired, fresh frozen cadaver specimens was measured to tendon failure by uniaxial tension in the sagittal plane. The torn triceps tendons were then repaired by direct repair (sutures through drill holes) or an autograft-augmented direct repair. Each tendon repair was biomechanically tested to failure, and load to displacement curves and the site of tendon failure were recorded. Tendon strength after each repair was compared with that of the other repair technique and with that of the intact triceps tendon. Significance was set at P < .05. RESULTS: Average failure loads for intact, direct repair, and augmented repair tendons were 1741, 317, and 593 N, respectively; augmented repairs were significantly stronger than direct repairs. In the intact tendon, failure occurred at the insertion site through a tear at the bone tendon interface or through a small cortical avulsion. In the repaired tendons, all but 1 failure occurred through the suture; 1 augmented repair failed first at the tendon and then through the suture. DISCUSSION: There is a paucity of clinical data regarding the optimal repair for distal triceps avulsion. We found that triceps repair affords less strength than the intact tendon, but augmented repair was nearly twice as strong as that of direct repair. Augmented repair may allow earlier range of motion, weightbearing, and rehabilitation, theoretically decreasing complications associated with the procedure. CONCLUSIONS: Augmented triceps repair is superior to direct triceps repair for a distal triceps avulsion produced in a cadaver model.

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Although suture anchor complications after arthroscopic shoulder surgery are uncommon, they can be devastating, such as articular cartilage or bone loss secondary to a dislodged or prominent suture anchor. Proper insertion of the anchor is the most important factor in the prevention of this complication, but if a complication occurs, prompt recognition and treatment are important to prevent damage to the shoulder. The goals were to (1) discuss strategies for preventing or dealing with dislodged or prominent suture anchors and (2) introduce techniques for removal of these implants.

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BACKGROUND: Current surgical treatments for acromioclavicular separations do not re-create the anatomy of the acromioclavicular joint. HYPOTHESIS: Anatomical acromioclavicular reconstruction re-creates the strength of the native acromioclavicular joint and is stronger than a modified Weaver-Dunn repair. STUDY DESIGN: Controlled laboratory study. METHODS: The native acromioclavicular joint in 6 fresh-frozen cadaveric upper extremities was stressed to failure under uniaxial tension in the coronal plane. A modified Weaver-Dunn procedure, anatomical acromioclavicular reconstruction using a palmaris longus graft, and anatomical acromioclavicular reconstruction using a flexor carpi radialis graft were then performed sequentially. Each repair was stressed to failure. Load-displacement curves and mechanism of failure were recorded for each. RESULTS: Loads at failure for the native acromioclavicular joint complex, modified Weaver-Dunn procedure, anatomical acromioclavicular reconstruction using a palmaris longus tendon graft, and anatomical acromioclavicular reconstruction using a flexor carpi radialis tendon graft were 815 N, 483 N, 326 N, and 774 N, respectively. The strength of the native acromioclavicular joint complex was significantly different from the modified Weaver-Dunn repair (P < .001) and the anatomical acromioclavicular reconstruction using a palmaris longus tendon graft (P < .001) but not from the anatomical acromioclavicular reconstruction using a flexor carpi radialis tendon graft (P = .607). CONCLUSION: The strength of the described anatomical acromioclavicular reconstruction is limited by the tendon graft used. Anatomical acromioclavicular reconstruction with a flexor carpi radialis tendon graft re-creates the tensile strength of the native acromioclavicular joint complex and is superior to a modified Weaver-Dunn repair.

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Sutures often must be passed through bone tunnels to repair soft tissue or bone. Three easy, inexpensive, and time-saving suture-passing techniques are described in this article. These techniques, which involve using 1 of 3 readily available instruments (Angiocath, Hewson suture retriever, Keith needle), can be applied in many different orthopedic surgical procedures and may save much time and aggravation in the operating room.

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PURPOSE: To standardize a technique of delivering a local anesthetic to the posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) and anterior interosseous nerve (AIN) by using the anatomic landmarks of the wrist and to evaluate the accuracy of the technique in a cadaver model. METHODS: Techniques for PIN and AIN injection and for PIN injection alone are described. Techniques were tested in a fresh frozen cadaver model by using methylene blue injections. Stained nerves were dissected under loupe magnification. Digital photographic images were taken of each nerve. Staining was quantified by calculating the mean density and area stained. RESULTS: For both techniques methylene blue was delivered accurately to the PIN in 100% of the samples. Methylene blue was delivered accurately to the AIN in 100% of samples in which it was injected. CONCLUSIONS: These techniques saturated successfully the PIN and AIN and may be useful as diagnostic and therapeutic tools for chronic wrist pain and in evaluating presurgically the effectiveness of partial wrist denervation.

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