Here’s what you need to know.
1. Charles L. Saltzman, MD, chairman of the orthopedics department at the University of Utah, used the Kator anchor system during an Achilles tendon reattachment procedure.
2. Dr. Saltzman used two Kator suture anchors and four strands of suture tape while using a transosseous suture routing technique in the procedure. His knotless repair construct “provided excellent coaptation of the tendon to the bone with no anchors under the tendon to impede healing and no suture knots to cause soft tissue irritation,” according to a release.
3. The Kator anchor system claims to repair torn rotator cuffs and Achilles tendons with fewer suture anchors, while preserving more bone and increasing blood flow to the tendon.
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