Smith + Nephew

Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag

Smith Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited

Smith & Nephew Ptd. Limited

Duane George Beaulier

Mason James Bettenga

Jennifer Ng

Kangqiao Li

Hadi El Heneidi

Geoffrey I Karasic

Marc Joseph Balboa

Christopher Michael Connolly

Methods for whip-stitching soft tissue with a needle and a looped suture avoid placing the tissue graft through the suture loop, which also eliminates the need for passing a tissue clamp through the suture loop. The methods described herein can also include combinations of the techniques described.

Methods for whip-stitching tissue and tissue constructs formed thereby

Methods for superior capsular repair use knotless anchors on the glenoid row to simplify graft shuttling and reduce the number of sutures required to complete the repair. A single suture knotlessly attached to the graft and to a glenoid row anchor is the primary pulley used to shuttle the graft into the joint Other sutures attached to the graft may be placed in working portals to add further control over the graft orientation.

Methods for knotless tissue repair

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Groveland, MA, United States of America

Duane George Beaulier