Description

🔹 Open Tendon Stripper

An open tendon stripper has a slit or opening along its length.

It allows direct visualization and control of the tendon while stripping.

Commonly used for harvesting tendons like semitendinosus or gracilis during ligament reconstruction.

Provides more precision but may cause slightly more soft-tissue trauma compared to the closed type.

🔹 Closed Tendon Stripper

A closed tendon stripper is a tube-like instrument without a slit.

The tendon is inserted into the closed lumen, and the stripper smoothly separates it from surrounding tissue.

Often used for tendon graft harvesting as it minimizes trauma and keeps the tendon intact.

Provides a cleaner dissection but with less visual control compared to the open type.