Biomechanical Comparison of All-Soft Suture Anchor Single-Row vs Double-Row Bridging Construct for Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy.

Our data suggest that double-row suture bridge constructs increase the load to clinical failure for operative repairs of insertional Achilles tendinopathy. It must be noted that these loads are well below what occurs during gait and the repair must be protected postoperatively without early mobilization. This study also identified several clinical factors that may help predict repair strength and inform further research.