Republication of “Peroneus Brevis Tenodesis: Side-to-Side or Weave?”

Background: Inversion ankle injuries are extremely common, sometimes causing injury to the peroneus brevis tendon. If more than 50% of tendon is injured, it oftentimes requires tenodesis adjacent longus Both Pulvertaft (PT) and side-to-side (SS) techniques have been used for joining 2 tendons. The purpose this study was compare strength stiffness these techniques. Methods: Five matched pairs cadaver specimens were randomized receive either an SS or PT Following tenodesis, tested failure load, displacement, energy absorbed at failure, peak load. Stiffness also calculated. Paired t tests performed detect differences between conditions. Results: There no statistically significant any metrics measured. For stiffness, very similar (SS = 10.14 [4.35], 12.85 [1.72]). Conclusion: difference in load peroneal tenodesis. Level Evidence: V, study.