Teno Fix® Distal Tendon Repair
Proximal Anchor Installed:
Hole Through Distal Phalanx to Pass Suture:
X-ray of Completed Repair:
X-ray of Healed Repair After Endo Button Removal:
The Lubbers Technique
The Lubbers Technique utilizes the Teno Fix® System to repair Zone I avulsions and distal Zone II lacerations. The soft tissue anchor provides stable fixation while the tendon heals at normal length to its insertion.
By Teno Fix® Inventor:
Lawrence M. Lubbers, M.D.
Senior Attending Staff, Riverside Methodist Hospital
Clinical Associate, Professor
The Ohio State University, Dept. of Orthopaedics.
Here's how it works
The Lubbers Technique uses the Teno Fix® anchor to gather collagen fibers of the proximal segment. A stainless steel suture is inserted through the anchor and out a hole in the distal phalanx. A bead is placed on top of an endo button to reapproximate the tendon and is removed after healing.
The result?
- Allows immediate active motion
- No additional increased work of flexion
- A mechanical, repeatable, and stable repair
- Minimal tendon handling
- May be repaired with tendon remaining in the sheath
