Biomechanical Comparison of Intramedullary Cortical Button Fixation and Interference Screw Technique for Subpectoral Biceps Tenodesis

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Arne Buchholz · TUM Klinikum

Frank Martetschläger · TUM Klinikum

Sebastian Siebenlist · TUM Klinikum

Gunther H. Sandmann · TUM Klinikum

Alexander Hapfelmeier · TUM Klinikum

Andreas Lenich · TUM Klinikum

Peter J. Millett · Steadman Philippon Research Institute

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Intramedullary cortical button fixation provides an alternative technique for subpectoral biceps tenodesis with comparable and, during cyclic loading, even superior biomechanical properties to interference screw fixation.

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Published in: Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volume 29, Issue 5, pp. 845-853

DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2013.01.010

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Biomechanical Comparison of Intramedullary Cortical Button Fixation and Interference Screw Technique for Subpectoral Biceps Tenodesis

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