Safety of posterior endoscopic distal biceps repairs

Background: A prerequisite to restoring preinjury supination strength following a distal biceps rupture is tendon re-attachment to its footprint.1 An ECU / supinator muscle splitting approach reliability exposes the footprint, but iatrogenic injury to the supinator has been associated with decreased strength.1 Repairing the distal biceps tendon using endoscopy is a unique technique that minimizes supinator injury while providing the visualization required for an anatomic repair (Fig.  1).2 The goal of this study is to determine safe posterior endoscopy portals for distal biceps repair.
Source: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research