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DEX IOT DAY 3 TEST 2025 | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ | LATEST
VERSION
1. What size of FiberWire® suture is used in the PARS Suture Implant System (AR-
8860DS)? - (answers)SutureTape
1. What suture number passes through the loops in 3 and 4 to create the locking
stitch? - (answers)a. The blue/white SutureTape is circled around the green/white
loops about 2x and then the tail ends are passed through the loop on the
green/white suture.
1. According to Dr. Anderson's article from FAI, Clinical Outcomes and
Complications of Percutaneous Achilles Repair System Versus Open Technique for
Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture, what was the occurrence of sural nerve injury for
the PARS group? - (answers)Zero patients
1. According to Dr. Anderson's article in FAI, Clinical Outcomes and Complications
of Percutaneous Achilles Repair System Versus Open Technique for Acute Achilles
Tendon Rupture, what percentage of the PARS patients returned to baseline
activities at 5 months? - (answers)98% of patients
1. Which of the following is NOT an advantage to using SutureTape over round
suture for a Knotted or Knotless Achilles tendon midsubstance rupture repair? -
(answers)a. Advantages of using SutureTape over round suture:
i. Improved technology
ii. Increased resistance to tissue pull-through
iii. Stronger knotted and knotless fixation
iv. Tighter, smaller knot stacks
v. Better handling characteristics compared to #2 suture
1. True/False: The Achilles tendon is the most commonly ruptured tendon with an
estimated 81,000 ruptures per year in the U.S. and surgical intervention has
grown at a rate of 10.4% since 2016 with a projection to reach over 60,000
procedures by 2023. - (answers)true
1. Important anatomic structures just posterior to the superficial posterior
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compartment of the leg include: - (answers)a. Sural nerve and lesser saphenous
vein
1. Continued heel pain following the Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridgeTM
Implant System is most likely the result of: - (answers)a. SwiveLocks were left
prominent and not flush with the bone and inserted at 90 deg
1. When drilling the posterior calcaneus to prepare the holes for the SwiveLock®
anchors, insert the drill guide to the bone and drill to the to the hard stop with
the 3.5mm drill starting 1cm inferior to the most superior aspect of the posterior
calcaneal tuberosity angling: - (answers)a. 45 degrees from the centerline of the
coronal and sagittal plane
1. According to the surgical technique guide, after passing SutureTape through
the proximal tendon with the PARS jig, you must test the proximal suture
construct to ensure the sutures hold in the tendon by: - (answers)a. Pulling on the
SutureTapes and loading it 5-10 times to ensure that the creep is removed and
not present in the suture construct
1. True/False: The PARS jig's inner arms are positioned inside the paratenon to
capture the tendon and help protect the sural nerve - (answers)true
1. The Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridgeTM Implant System utilizes the
following products: - (answers)a. 2 unloaded 4.75mm SwiveLock Anchors
b. 3.5mm Drill bit
c. Drill guide
d. Tap with AO quick connect
e. Tap with handle
f. Banana Lasso
1. Select the accurate statement as it relates to the Achilles Midsubstance
SpeedBridge repair: - (answers)a. The Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridgeTM
Implant System combines a minimally invasive surgical technique with two
SwiveLock ® anchors into the calcaneus for a knotless repair
b. The Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridgeTM Implant System creates a secure
construct for the proximal and distal ends of the rupture to heal naturally and
biologically without strangling the achilles tendon
DEX IOT DAY 3 TEST 2025 | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ | LATEST
VERSION
1. What size of FiberWire® suture is used in the PARS Suture Implant System (AR-
8860DS)? - (answers)SutureTape
1. What suture number passes through the loops in 3 and 4 to create the locking
stitch? - (answers)a. The blue/white SutureTape is circled around the green/white
loops about 2x and then the tail ends are passed through the loop on the
green/white suture.
1. According to Dr. Anderson's article from FAI, Clinical Outcomes and
Complications of Percutaneous Achilles Repair System Versus Open Technique for
Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture, what was the occurrence of sural nerve injury for
the PARS group? - (answers)Zero patients
1. According to Dr. Anderson's article in FAI, Clinical Outcomes and Complications
of Percutaneous Achilles Repair System Versus Open Technique for Acute Achilles
Tendon Rupture, what percentage of the PARS patients returned to baseline
activities at 5 months? - (answers)98% of patients
1. Which of the following is NOT an advantage to using SutureTape over round
suture for a Knotted or Knotless Achilles tendon midsubstance rupture repair? -
(answers)a. Advantages of using SutureTape over round suture:
i. Improved technology
ii. Increased resistance to tissue pull-through
iii. Stronger knotted and knotless fixation
iv. Tighter, smaller knot stacks
v. Better handling characteristics compared to #2 suture
1. True/False: The Achilles tendon is the most commonly ruptured tendon with an
estimated 81,000 ruptures per year in the U.S. and surgical intervention has
grown at a rate of 10.4% since 2016 with a projection to reach over 60,000
procedures by 2023. - (answers)true
1. Important anatomic structures just posterior to the superficial posterior
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compartment of the leg include: - (answers)a. Sural nerve and lesser saphenous
vein
1. Continued heel pain following the Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridgeTM
Implant System is most likely the result of: - (answers)a. SwiveLocks were left
prominent and not flush with the bone and inserted at 90 deg
1. When drilling the posterior calcaneus to prepare the holes for the SwiveLock®
anchors, insert the drill guide to the bone and drill to the to the hard stop with
the 3.5mm drill starting 1cm inferior to the most superior aspect of the posterior
calcaneal tuberosity angling: - (answers)a. 45 degrees from the centerline of the
coronal and sagittal plane
1. According to the surgical technique guide, after passing SutureTape through
the proximal tendon with the PARS jig, you must test the proximal suture
construct to ensure the sutures hold in the tendon by: - (answers)a. Pulling on the
SutureTapes and loading it 5-10 times to ensure that the creep is removed and
not present in the suture construct
1. True/False: The PARS jig's inner arms are positioned inside the paratenon to
capture the tendon and help protect the sural nerve - (answers)true
1. The Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridgeTM Implant System utilizes the
following products: - (answers)a. 2 unloaded 4.75mm SwiveLock Anchors
b. 3.5mm Drill bit
c. Drill guide
d. Tap with AO quick connect
e. Tap with handle
f. Banana Lasso
1. Select the accurate statement as it relates to the Achilles Midsubstance
SpeedBridge repair: - (answers)a. The Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridgeTM
Implant System combines a minimally invasive surgical technique with two
SwiveLock ® anchors into the calcaneus for a knotless repair
b. The Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridgeTM Implant System creates a secure
construct for the proximal and distal ends of the rupture to heal naturally and
biologically without strangling the achilles tendon
