Journal: Arthroscopy Techniques

Article Title: Tendoscopy-Assisted Flexor Digitorum Longus Transfer and Spring Ligament Synthetic Suture Tape Reconstruction for Flexible Progressing Collapsing Foot Deformity

doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2025.103781

Figure Lengend Snippet: Left foot externally rotated. (A, B) Under fluoroscopy guidance, a 1.35-mm guidewire is placed into the sustentaculum tali angled 15° plantar to avoid subtalar joint penetration. (C) Drill with a cannulated 2.7-mm drill bit. (D) Tap with a 3.5-mm SwiveLock (Arthrex). (E, F) A BioComposite SwiveLock, 3.5 × 15.8 mm, loaded with a No. 2 FiberTape (Arthrex), is introduced. (FDL, flexor digitorum longus; GW, guidewire 1.35; PT, punch/tap for 3.5-mm SwiveLock; SL 3.5, SwiveLock, 3.5 × 15.8 mm; ST, sustentaculum tali.)

Article Snippet: Left foot externally rotated. (A, B) Under fluoroscopy guidance, a 1.35-mm guidewire is placed into the sustentaculum tali angled 15° plantar to avoid subtalar joint penetration. (C) Drill with a cannulated 2.7-mm drill bit. (D) Tap with a 3.5-mm SwiveLock (Arthrex). (E, F) A BioComposite SwiveLock, 3.5 × 15.8 mm, loaded with a No. 2 FiberTape (Arthrex), is introduced. (FDL, flexor digitorum longus; GW, guidewire 1.35; PT, punch/tap for 3.5-mm SwiveLock; SL 3.5, SwiveLock, 3.5 × 15.8 mm; ST, sustentaculum tali.)

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Journal: Arthroscopy Techniques

Article Title: Tendoscopy-Assisted Flexor Digitorum Longus Transfer and Spring Ligament Synthetic Suture Tape Reconstruction for Flexible Progressing Collapsing Foot Deformity

doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2025.103781

Figure Lengend Snippet: Left foot externally rotated. (A, B) Pass the flexible suture passing wire into the navicular tunnel. (C) Invert the foot, adduct the forefoot, and tighten the No. 2 FiberTape (Arthrex) by hand. Tighten the FDL by clipping and rolling the whipstitch with a hemostat on the dorsolateral side of the foot. Remove the eyelet and FiberWire from the SwiveLock, and cut the eyelet of the suture passing wire to be able to mount the SwiveLock anchor onto it. Advance the BioComposite SwiveLock, 4.75 × 19.1 mm, over the suture passing wire. (FW, FiberWire; SL, SwiveLock, 4.75 × 19.1 mm; SPW, suture passing wire; WS, whipstitch.)

Article Snippet: Left foot externally rotated. (A, B) Under fluoroscopy guidance, a 1.35-mm guidewire is placed into the sustentaculum tali angled 15° plantar to avoid subtalar joint penetration. (C) Drill with a cannulated 2.7-mm drill bit. (D) Tap with a 3.5-mm SwiveLock (Arthrex). (E, F) A BioComposite SwiveLock, 3.5 × 15.8 mm, loaded with a No. 2 FiberTape (Arthrex), is introduced. (FDL, flexor digitorum longus; GW, guidewire 1.35; PT, punch/tap for 3.5-mm SwiveLock; SL 3.5, SwiveLock, 3.5 × 15.8 mm; ST, sustentaculum tali.)

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Journal: Arthroscopy Techniques

Article Title: All-Soft Tissue Patellar Tendon Reconstruction With Onlay Fixation: A Technique for Midsubstance Tear

doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2025.103734

Figure Lengend Snippet: Tibial-sided fixation. (A) After the Achilles tendon allograft is laid over the site of fixation at the tibial tubercle in a right knee, all 8 suture limbs from the biocomposite anchors are passed through the allograft in a deep-to-superficial manner and tied in a horizontal mattress fashion. (B) The repair stitch from each anchor is passed through the tendon in a mattress fashion and tied to secure the medial row (∗) of suture anchors. (C) The linked double-row repair, oriented superior-inferior, is then completed by securing the lateral row (#) of suture anchors, showing the final tibial tubercle fixation with an onlay technique.

Article Snippet: Both 4.75-mm biocomposite anchors (SwiveLock; Arthrex) are loaded with tape-type suture, and the eyelets are placed into the tibia.

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Journal: Arthroscopy Techniques

Article Title: Lower Trapezius Transfer: Technical Tips for Tendon Harvesting and Arthroscopic Achilles Allograft Fixation

doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2025.103908

Figure Lengend Snippet: Representation of the TOE double-row fixation technique for the Achilles tendon in sawbones of the right shoulder, superolateral view. (A) Four 4.75-mm knotless biocomposite SwiveLocks (Arthrex) are used in this technique. (B) An illustration shows a 20-cm AT prepared with 2 SutureTape (STs; Arthrex), in black and blue, at its narrow end. (C, D) Either the Neviaser or PL portal can be used to introduce the first anchor. (E) The first anchor, preloaded with 2 different-colored STs (black and blue), is placed posteromedially on the footprint near the cartilage of the humeral head. (F) The tapes are then retrieved through the Neviaser portal. (G) The AT sutures are pulled into the subacromial space using a grasping clamp through the PL portal. (H, I) The second anchor, loaded with the AT’s medial sutures (black), is introduced from an AM portal and placed posterior to the bicipital groove, approximately 5 mm lateral to the cartilage. (J, K) After retrieving the black tapes from the first PM anchor through the AL portal, the third anchor is loaded with these tapes and the lateral STs (blue) from the narrow end of the AT. This anchor is placed laterally on the GT, outside the footprint, and posterior to the bicipital groove. (L) The fourth PL anchor is loaded with the remaining 2 STs from the AM (black) and PM (blue) anchors, and then it is introduced posterolaterally on the GT. (M) A double-row TOE fixation of the AT is achieved, re-creating the footprint of the infraspinatus. Green diamond: Achilles tendon allograft. (AL, anterolateral; AM, anteromedial; AT, Achilles tendon; GT, greater tuberosity; N, Neviaser; PL, posterolateral; PM, posteromedial; TOE, transosseous-equivalent.)

Article Snippet: Fig 7 Representation of the TOE double-row fixation technique for the Achilles tendon in sawbones of the right shoulder, superolateral view. (A) Four 4.75-mm knotless biocomposite SwiveLocks (Arthrex) are used in this technique. (B) An illustration shows a 20-cm AT prepared with 2 SutureTape (STs; Arthrex), in black and blue, at its narrow end. (C, D) Either the Neviaser or PL portal can be used to introduce the first anchor. (E) The first anchor, preloaded with 2 different-colored STs (black and blue), is placed posteromedially on the footprint near the cartilage of the humeral head. (F) The tapes are then retrieved through the Neviaser portal. (G) The AT sutures are pulled into the subacromial space using a grasping clamp through the PL portal. (H, I) The second anchor, loaded with the AT’s medial sutures (black), is introduced from an AM portal and placed posterior to the bicipital groove, approximately 5 mm lateral to the cartilage. (J, K) After retrieving the black tapes from the first PM anchor through the AL portal, the third anchor is loaded with these tapes and the lateral STs (blue) from the narrow end of the AT.

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