Fig. 2
From: Achilles tenodesis for calcaneal insufficiency avulsion fractures associated with diabetes mellitus
Achilles tenodesis using suture anchor after bone fragment resection. The Achilles tendon insertion site was exposed (a) and all fracture fragments were excised (b). The drill for the medial anchor was drilled into the fifth metatarsal (c) and the drill for the lateral anchor was tilted towards the first metatarsal (d). The tail of a FiberLink™ suture was passed, for use as a shuttle, through the Achilles tendon (e) and shuttled the FiberTapes (f). A bone socket is prepared using a punch (g). Tension is applied to the FiberTapes so that the tissue is reduced and compressed against the bone (h). The driver is completely advanced into the bone socket, until the anchor body contacts the bone (i)