Bone-tendon-bone suture button constructs and methods of tissue fixation
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1. An assembled bone-tendon-bone graft for use in surgical procedures, comprising:
- a graft attached to a first bone block and a second bone block;
a button/loop construct attached to one of the first and second bone blocks, the button/loop construct comprising a button and a continuous flexible loop attached to the button, the flexible loop having a knotted region that divides the flexible loop into a proximal loop and a distal loop relative to the button;
a needle attached to the distal loop; and
at least one passing suture attached to the button.
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Abstract
A continuous loop and button construct and technique for ligament repair and fixation, including bone to bone, or soft tissue to bone. The continuous loop, which is attached to the button, is formed of a flexible material and is provided with at least one joined region (a bridged, stitched, bonded or knotted region) to form a closed loop figure-8 construct with proximal and distal openings with respect to the fixation device. The figure-8 construct (either bridged, stitched, bonded or knotted) is adapted for attachment to a bone block of a BTB graft, for example, and used for ligament reconstruction.
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1. An assembled bone-tendon-bone graft for use in surgical procedures, comprising:
- a graft attached to a first bone block and a second bone block;
a button/loop construct attached to one of the first and second bone blocks, the button/loop construct comprising a button and a continuous flexible loop attached to the button, the flexible loop having a knotted region that divides the flexible loop into a proximal loop and a distal loop relative to the button;
a needle attached to the distal loop; and
at least one passing suture attached to the button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- a graft attached to a first bone block and a second bone block;
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7. A method of ACL reconstruction, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a bone-tendon-bone graft comprising a first bone block and a second bone block attached to a graft; providing a button/loop construct comprising a button;
a continuous flexible loop attached to the button, the flexible loop having a first joined region;
a needle attached to the button; and
a passing suture attached to the flexible loop;attaching the button/loop construct to one of the first and second bone blocks by passing the needle with the attached loop through a hole formed within one of the first and second bone blocks, removing the needle off the loop and passing the loop between loop strands and under the button;
placing the loop over the button, and cinching down to secure the loop to the bone block; andfixating the bone-tendon-bone graft with the button/loop construct within femur and tibia. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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