“…23,25,32,52 The bioabsorbable screw has been widely used in knee surgery and, more recently, in shoulder, foot and ankle, spine, and orthopaedic trauma surgery. 1 The reported advantages of the bioabsorbable screw in distal biceps tendon repair include its facility of fixing the tendon through a 1-incision technique, its biocompatibility, and its gradual degradation with eventual replacement by bone.…”