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All but 35–40 mm is trimmed away from the bundles upon implantation. Each of the 18,432fibers from the upper 8 needles continues uninterrupted, through the distal loop, to the lower 8, thus presenting twice that number (36,864) of fiber-segments to the muscle; this looped design simplifies bone-plate fixation versus tying and reduces potential stress concentration versus clamping.
