Method and apparatus for coupling soft tissue to a bone

摘要

A method can include forming a bore in a bone of a patient and positioning a first anchor in the bore. The first anchor can have a self-locking adjustable suture construct extending therefrom that can include first and second adjustable loops. The first adjustable loop can be positioned about a first portion of the soft tissue and the second adjustable loop can be positioned about a second portion of the soft tissue different than the first portion. A coupling element carried by the second adjustable loop can be coupled to the first adjustable loop. An end of the adjustable suture construct can be tensioned to reduce a size of the first and second adjustable loops to couple the soft tissue to the bone.

主权项

1. A method for use in coupling soft tissue to bone, comprising:
forming a bore in a bone of a patient; positioning a first anchor in the bore of the bone, the first anchor having a self-locking adjustable suture construct extending therefrom, the adjustable suture construct having first and second adjustable loops; positioning the first adjustable loop about a first portion of the soft tissue; positioning the second adjustable loop about a second portion of the soft tissue different than the first portion; positioning a coupling element carried by the second adjustable loop through the first adjustable loop; and tensioning an end of the adjustable suture construct such that the coupling element is coupled to the first adjustable loop and the first and second adjustable loops cooperate to form a loop structure over at least a portion of the soft tissue to couple the soft tissue to the bone.