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Flexible Tibial Sheath

  • US 20080161806A1
  • Filed: 02/05/2008
  • Published: 07/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for fixing a ligament graft in a bone tunnel comprising the steps of:

  • forming a bone tunnel through bone;

    providing a ligament graft fixation system having an expandable sheath having proximal and distal ends with at least two sidewalls extending therebetween and defining a central lumen, each sidewall being at least partially separated by a longitudinally oriented slot extending from the proximal end and terminating at a position just proximal to the distal end of the expandable sheath;

    suturing one end of a graft member to one or more ligaments extending through the bone tunnel;

    inserting the expandable sheath into the bone tunnel while tensioning an opposed end of the graft member outside of the tunnel, such that the graft member is positioned between the expandable sheath and the bone tunnel;

    inserting an expansion plug into the expandable sheath to expand the at least two sidewalls of the expandable sheath and thereby fix the graft member within the bone tunnel.

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