OBJECTIVES Various methods for sternal approximation have been described previously. Some patients undergoing these procedures are at risk for sternal dehiscence and mediastinitis. We used a different method, with a suture anchor system, for median sternotomy closure as an alternate technique in patients with a high risk of postoperative sternal dehiscence and sternal nonunion. MATERIAL AND M...

FOR SURGEONS EARLY IN THE LEARNING CURVE of laparoscopic or robotic-assisted prostatectomy, the urethrovesical anastomosis may pose a difficult challenge. The use of sounds or perineal pressure to aid needle placement may be technically challenging and time consuming. Furthermore, the use of the Van Velthoven suture with a monofilament suture may lead to uncertainty regarding posterior approxim...

Repair of a torn quadriceps tendon is necessary to restore the extensor mechanism of the knee. Traditional repair involves transosseous sutures tied over bone bridges on the inferior pole of the patella. Suture anchor repair has been shown to be stronger than transosseous repair and facilitates a smaller incision. Suture tape can improve the strength of the suture-tendon interface, and when com...