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System for tensioning ligament grafts

  • US 6,001,106 A
  • Filed: 09/03/1997
  • Issued: 12/14/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for tensioning a ligament graft within a joint of a patient undergoing ligament surgery, wherein a ligament is harvested from one location of said patient, and moved to and attached to another location within said joint, said method comprising the steps of:

  • measuring elongation of said ligament while in its original location;

    removing said ligament from said patient,temporarily mounting said ligament on a tension board, and measuring tension relative to elongation; and

    transplanting said ligament in position on said patient, affixing one end thereof, and tensioning the other end to a pre-determined tension as determined on said tension board.

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