Method for using a tendon stripper and leader set
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1. A method of repairing a torn anterior crucite ligament comprising the steps of:
- a. arthroscopically debriding the torn anterior crucite ligament and fat pad, making an incision over the pes anserinus;
b. splitting the satorius;
c. stripping the semitendexiosis and gracilis tendons from connected muscle;
d. detaching tendons at their upper ends;
e. drilling a passage to the intercondylar notch through the medial tibial plateau from a point proximal the pes insertions and the anterior to the medial collateral ligament;
f. making an incision over the lateral condylar flare;
g. splitting the iliotibial band and retracting the vastus lateralis;
h. drilling a passage down through the lateral femoral condyle to the intercondylar notch;
i. inserting the semitendinosis and gracilis tendons up through the drilled passages using a connected tendon leader;
j. securing the tendons to the lateral femoral condyle.
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Abstract
A tendon stripper and leader set for stripping a tendon to a select diameter and engaging the stripped end with a tendon leader sized to the stripped tendon for positioning the tendon during bone attachment or other procedures. The tendon stripper is formed as an elongated tool with a handle, a long slender neck and a tip having a coiled eyelet with a stripping edge and a side entry slot, the tendon leader comprising an elongated semirigid leader with a woven expandable end sized to enlarge over the end of a stripped tendon on installation and contract around the tendon during tension for relocating the tendon.
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1. A method of repairing a torn anterior crucite ligament comprising the steps of:
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a. arthroscopically debriding the torn anterior crucite ligament and fat pad, making an incision over the pes anserinus; b. splitting the satorius; c. stripping the semitendexiosis and gracilis tendons from connected muscle; d. detaching tendons at their upper ends; e. drilling a passage to the intercondylar notch through the medial tibial plateau from a point proximal the pes insertions and the anterior to the medial collateral ligament; f. making an incision over the lateral condylar flare; g. splitting the iliotibial band and retracting the vastus lateralis; h. drilling a passage down through the lateral femoral condyle to the intercondylar notch; i. inserting the semitendinosis and gracilis tendons up through the drilled passages using a connected tendon leader; j. securing the tendons to the lateral femoral condyle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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