Transverse fixation technique for ACL reconstruction using...

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2006-06-27

2006-06-27

Woo, Julian W. (Department: 3731)

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Implantable prosthesis

Ligament or tendon

C128S898000, C606S075000, C606S096000, C623S013140

Reexamination Certificate

active

07066956

ABSTRACT:
A surgical method for transosseous fixation of a BTB graft into a joint is disclosed. A longitudinal tunnel formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A looped portion of the strand is diverted so as to protrude out of the entrance to the longitudinal tunnel. The loop is severed so that one end of the strand is passed through a hole in the bone block of the BTB graft. The free ends of the loop are subsequently reattached using a knot to form a reformed loop. The strand with the reformed loop is retracted into the tunnel, drawing the attached BTB graft into the tunnel. The BTB graft is fixed in the tunnel using a transverse implant.

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