Achilles Insertional Tendinopathy

It is characterized by pain over boney prominences or spurs located at the posterior superior aspect of the calcaneus. Arthrex has developed the Achilles SpeedBridge, Achilles SutureBridge, and Bio-Tenodesis techniques to address this type of pathology.

See also:
FHL Tendon Transfer,
Tendon Fixation for Achilles Insertional Tendinopathy

Videos - Surgical Technique (6)
- - Achilles SpeedBridge™ System
  - File Type:
  - Ref. #: VID1-0463-EN
  - Version: C
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 09/06/2017
  - Presenter: Sam Labib, MD
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- - Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge™ Implant System
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  - Ref. #: VID1-00258-EN
  - Version: B
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 04/20/2017
  - Presenter: James McWilliam, MD
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- - Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge™ - Knotless Achilles Repair
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  - Ref. #: VID1-0462-EN
  - Version: A
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 09/13/2013
  - Presenter: Gordon Mackay, MD
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Animations - Surgical Technique (1)
- - Flexor Hallucis Longus (FHL) Tendon Transfer
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  - Ref. #: AN1-00034-EN
  - Version: A
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 09/08/2014
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White Papers (1)
- - Biomechanical Evaluation of #2 FiberLoop^® w/FiberTag™: A Self-Reinforcing Suture Product for Tendon Whipstitching
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  - Ref. #: LA1-00005-EN
  - Version: A
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 03/09/2015
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Videos - Presentation (1)
- - Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy: Achilles SpeedBridge™ Repair
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  - Ref. #: VID1-01195-EN
  - Version: C
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 04/20/2018
  - Presenter: Eugene E. Curry, MD
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Surgeon Newsletters (1)
- - Arthrex Presents: Breakthroughs in Foot and Ankle Technology Summer 2019
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  - Ref. #: LN1-000037-en-US
  - Version: A
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 09/17/2019
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Product and Technique Highlights (1)
- - For Foot & Ankle Sports Injuries… Think Arthrex
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  - Ref. #: FL2-00042-EN
  - Version: C
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 10/11/2017
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Presentation Slides (1)
- - When You Treat Foot and Ankle ... Think Arthrex
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  - Ref. #: PPT2-0403-EN
  - Version: I
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 12/20/2019
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Videos - Case Presentations (2)
- - Tibialis Anterior Reconstruction
  - File Type:
  - Ref. #: VID1-000259-en-US
  - Version: A
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 08/26/2019
  - Presenter: David I. Pedowitz, MD
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- - Insertional Tendinopathy: Debridement with Reattachment Using the Achilles SpeedBridge™ Implant System
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  - Ref. #: VPT1-00877-EN
  - Version: B
  - Language: English
  - Revision Date: 08/08/2017
  - Presenter: Anish R. Kadakia, MD
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