2023 Annual Meeting Wrist & Elbow Access Pass-Let's Settle This ... One vs. Two-Incision for Distal Biceps Repair

Let's Settle This ... One vs. Two-Incision for Distal Biceps Repair

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The speaker compares single versus double incision techniques for distal biceps repair, analyzing multiple studies. Two-incision offers slightly less neuropraxia but risks heterotopic ossification and synostosis; single incision has more nerve injuries but better range of motion. Strength gains seem marginally better with two-incision, while patient satisfaction and outcomes are similar. Overall complication rates differ slightly between techniques. The speaker concludes no definitive superiority exists; surgeons should choose based on personal expertise and experience rather than technique alone.

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Patrick W. Joyner, M.D., M.S.

Keywords

distal biceps repair

single incision technique

double incision technique

neuropraxia

heterotopic ossification