the cable tensioning apparatus 1001 2001 3001 or 4001 reduces the risk of infection to patients due to cross contamination of biologic materials from patient to patient after repeated uses of the cable tensioning apparatus 1001 2001 3001 and 4001 the risk of infection is minimized because of the ease of partial disassembly or ease of access of internal components for example through ducts 1303 and 1307 or flow ports throughout the device to allow high pressure flushing of the cable tensioning apparatus the cleanability was unpredicted in the design of the cable tensioning apparatus 1001 2001 and 3001 because the combination of ducts 1303 and 1307 the simple construction and ease of disassembly provided unexpected hygienic results the pistol grip tensioning apparatus 1001 and 2001 are unique because the apparatus 1001 and 2001 allows partial disassembly for cleaning note that most medical instruments are designed not to be disassembled because untrained medical personnel i e or techs are not able to effectively reassemble complex medical instruments the ability to partially disassemble the apparatus 1001 and 2001 provides the optimum balance of the need for hygiene against the need to simplify sterilization procedures for untrained medical personnel ease of disassembly can be best seen in fig4 and fig2 which show how a majority of interior components can be directly accessed upon disassembly as shown in fig4 5 27 and 28 a bayonet connection allows for the disassembly and reassembly of the cable tensioning apparatus 1001 and 2001 for the first and second embodiments only please note that the second embodiment components are hereinafter distinguished from the.