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Subpectoral Biceps Tenodesis Using an Expanding PEEK Device
Joseph C Tauro1,2, Matthew Moralle1, Stephen Iacono1
1Department of Orthopedics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Abstract:
In this Technical Note, we describe a method of mini-open long head biceps subpectoral tenodesis. The implant used is a threadless expanding PEEK (polyether ether ketone) interference device that fixes the biceps tendon in a drill hole in the humerus under the inferior border of the pectoralis major tendon. The diameter of the drill hole varies between 6 and 8 mm depending on the width of the tendon. The procedure can be performed through a 3-cm incision centered on the inferior border of the pectoralis tendon. Based on our experience, it is a quick, safe, and reliable tenodesis procedure.

