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TRANSOSTEAL ANCHORING METHODS FOR TISSUE REPAIR

  • US 20150039030A1
  • Filed: 08/04/2014
  • Published: 02/05/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for transosteally repairing a tissue, the method comprising:

  • forming a tunnel through a bone so that the tunnel extends from a first side of the bone to a second side of the bone;

    passing a suture anchor through the tunnel from the first side of the bone, through the tunnel and adjacent to the second side of the bone;

    securing the suture anchor within the tunnel adjacent to the second side of the bone;

    securing a torn end of the tissue to a suture; and

    cinching the suture in the suture anchor by pulling the suture through the anchor from the second side of the bone and out of the first side of the bone.

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