BIOCOMPATIBLE SCAFFOLDS FOR LIGAMENT OR TENDON REPAIR

摘要

A biocompatible ligament repair implant or scaffold device is provided for u se in repairing a variety of ligament tissue injuries. The repair procedures may b e conducted with ligament repair implants that contain a biological component that assis ts in healing or tissue repair. The biocompatible ligament repair implants include a biocompatible scaffold and particles of viable tissue derived from ligament tissue or tend on tissue, such that the tissue and the scaffold become associated. The particles of living tissue contain one or more viable cells that can migrate from the tissue and populate the scaffold.