DIY All-Suture Anchor
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DIY Anchors: #NeoArmory
The cost of living crisis has shifted us from Herman Miller to Home Depot. “Do-It-Yourself” has become such an essential life skill that it is not a hobby anymore.
There is one more place where you can show off your DIY skills. Yep, the OR. Dr Amit Joshi and the team have devised this technique of making your own All Suture Anchor using Ethibond and Orthocord (JnJ).
The technique involves preparing this on the table using Ethibond as a sliding sleeve on an Orthocord core. Once deployed (either as single or double loaded), the Ethibond bunches up and acts as the stopper for the anchor.
It can be used as a ‘pull-in’ or ‘push-in’ - ‘Pushed-in’ using a DIY knot pusher made of Beath pin with the ends cut. Although studies suggest All suture anchors are biomechanically capable, please do bear in mind that this one has not yet had formal mechanical testing and we don’t know the pull-out strength.
If you find yourself out of suture anchor, having this technique ready can save the day -after all with fewer disposables and lesser cost.
