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The Biotenodesis screw from Arthrex is an interference screw with a pretensioning insertion device. It has been used successfully with good clinical results for proximal biceps tendon repair and cruciate ligament repair in the knee. It has the advantages that it can be inserted through a smaller incision and allows the tendon to be inserted into the bone via the interference screw allowing for better pretensioning of the tendon. It has advantages over the suture anchors in terms of greater pullout strengths and the use of a biodegradable material.
See: Arthrex Biotenodesis technique
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