A two-window mini-open approach for suprapectoral tenodesis for traumatic ruptures of the long head of the biceps tendon
Vol. 174 No. 3 (2023), Case report
Vol. 174 No. 3 (2023)

A two-window mini-open approach for suprapectoral tenodesis for traumatic ruptures of the long head of the biceps tendon : doi: 10.7417/CT.2023.2527

Case report
Published 2023-05-25
G. Touloupakis
Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milano
N. Stefanetti
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8294-6953
E. Theodorakis
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0321-4608
P. Pozzi
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5450-7654
M. Messori
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9679-851X
A. Gilli
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4698-7379
G. Antonini
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9350-1127

Abstract

Traumatic rupture of the long head of biceps tendon (LHBT) in the young is rare and it is often related to sports. We describe a technical note of a mini open supra-pectoral tenodesis fixed by the “ToggleLoc™” (Zimmer Biomet, Warsaw, IN, USA) and performed by a two-window approach. The proposed technique guarantees an optimal visualization with low risk of complications and without arthroscopic assistance.

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