GLOBAL MEDICAL EDUCATION AND ADVANCED
SURGICAL TRAINING PROGRAM – (2025/2026)
|ARTHREX MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Comprehensive Continuing Medical Education (CME) & Hands-On Surgical Skills
Advancement in Orthopaedics, Arthroscopy, and Sports Medicine
The supraspinatus tendon attaches to what structure?
a. Greater tuberosity
b. Humeral neck
c. Coracoid
d. Lesser tuberosity
a. Greater tuberosity
Which anchor diameter sizes are available in the Knotless SwiveLock SpeedBridge kits? (select
all that apply)
a. 3.9 mm
b. 4.75 mm
c. 5.5 mm
d. 6.25 mm
e. All of the above are options
b. 4.75 mm
c. 5.5 mm
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,True or False: Biomechanical studies demonstrated that the traditional SutureBridge with #2
suture and medial knots construct reduces re-tear rates compared to the SpeedBridge with
2mm FiberTape.
a. True
b. False
b. False
All of the following are included in the knotless SwiveLock SpeedBridge kits except:
a. Two 4.75 mm knotless biocomposite SwiveLock Anchors with #2 FiberWire
b. Two 4.75 mm knotless biocomposite SwiveLock Anchors with FiberTape loop (1 blue, 1
white/black)
c. One knot pusher
d. One scorpion multi-fire
e. One disposable punch
c. One knot pusher
All of the following are muscles/tendons of the rotator cuff, except:
a. Infraspinatus
b. Supraspinatus
c. Teres major
d. Subscapularis
c. Teres major
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, True or False: the tensionable knotless construct options that can be created with the Knotless
SwiveLock SpeedBridge kits are intended to satisfy individual patient needs with the additional
benefits of tensionable knotless suture fixation to a traditional rotator cuff repair.
a. True
b. False
a. True
True or False: To help minimize suture twists when completing a SpeedBridge Rotator Cuff
Repair using the Knotless SwiveLock Anchors, shuttle the double-pulley sutures with a separate
pass from the FiberTape sutures using the Scorpion suture passer and FiberLink suture
a. True
b. False
a. True
True or False: The #2 FiberWire suture of the Knotless SwiveLock Anchors have purple mark to
indicate where to fold the suture when shuttling to complete the knotless mechanism.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Biomechanical studies indicated that knotless double-row rotator cuff repairs:
a. Reduces operative time by about 28% compared to knotted repairs
b. Leads to equivalent or improved healing rates compared to knotted repairs
c. Have a lower re-tear rate for a double-row versus single-row
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SURGICAL TRAINING PROGRAM – (2025/2026)
|ARTHREX MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Comprehensive Continuing Medical Education (CME) & Hands-On Surgical Skills
Advancement in Orthopaedics, Arthroscopy, and Sports Medicine
The supraspinatus tendon attaches to what structure?
a. Greater tuberosity
b. Humeral neck
c. Coracoid
d. Lesser tuberosity
a. Greater tuberosity
Which anchor diameter sizes are available in the Knotless SwiveLock SpeedBridge kits? (select
all that apply)
a. 3.9 mm
b. 4.75 mm
c. 5.5 mm
d. 6.25 mm
e. All of the above are options
b. 4.75 mm
c. 5.5 mm
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,True or False: Biomechanical studies demonstrated that the traditional SutureBridge with #2
suture and medial knots construct reduces re-tear rates compared to the SpeedBridge with
2mm FiberTape.
a. True
b. False
b. False
All of the following are included in the knotless SwiveLock SpeedBridge kits except:
a. Two 4.75 mm knotless biocomposite SwiveLock Anchors with #2 FiberWire
b. Two 4.75 mm knotless biocomposite SwiveLock Anchors with FiberTape loop (1 blue, 1
white/black)
c. One knot pusher
d. One scorpion multi-fire
e. One disposable punch
c. One knot pusher
All of the following are muscles/tendons of the rotator cuff, except:
a. Infraspinatus
b. Supraspinatus
c. Teres major
d. Subscapularis
c. Teres major
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, True or False: the tensionable knotless construct options that can be created with the Knotless
SwiveLock SpeedBridge kits are intended to satisfy individual patient needs with the additional
benefits of tensionable knotless suture fixation to a traditional rotator cuff repair.
a. True
b. False
a. True
True or False: To help minimize suture twists when completing a SpeedBridge Rotator Cuff
Repair using the Knotless SwiveLock Anchors, shuttle the double-pulley sutures with a separate
pass from the FiberTape sutures using the Scorpion suture passer and FiberLink suture
a. True
b. False
a. True
True or False: The #2 FiberWire suture of the Knotless SwiveLock Anchors have purple mark to
indicate where to fold the suture when shuttling to complete the knotless mechanism.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Biomechanical studies indicated that knotless double-row rotator cuff repairs:
a. Reduces operative time by about 28% compared to knotted repairs
b. Leads to equivalent or improved healing rates compared to knotted repairs
c. Have a lower re-tear rate for a double-row versus single-row
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