Distal Biceps Reconstruction With an Alternative Technique for Tendon Tensioning and Fixation: A Case Report

JBJS Case Connect. 2021 May 11;11(2). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.20.00934.

Abstract

Case: A 41-year-old right-handed male patient presented to our institution with a chronic distal biceps rupture after failed primary surgery 6 months previously. We performed a reconstruction with semitendinosus autograft fixed proximally with a Pulvertaft weave and distally with a cortical button plus interference screw. The patient showed complete pain resolution and excellent functional results.

Conclusion: This is the first case described with the use of a cortical button plus interference screw distally for distal biceps reconstruction after chronic distal biceps rupture. The option of doing the Pulvertaft proximally first also allowed us to fine-tune the final graft tension.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscle, Skeletal / surgery
  • Rupture / surgery
  • Tendon Injuries* / surgery
  • Tendons / transplantation
  • Tenodesis* / methods