Tissue repair suture plates and methods of use

摘要

Tissue repair suture plates and methods of use are provided which can, in general, allow soft tissue to be secured to bone. In one embodiment, a tissue repair suture plate can include a plurality of openings formed therethrough that can each be configured to have one or more sutures passed therethrough. Each of the sutures can be configured to be coupled to a soft tissue to be positioned against bone for healing thereagainst such that the soft tissue can have multiple sutures coupled thereto at different areas thereof. One or more bone fixation elements can be coupled to the plate and can be configured to attach the plate to the bone. The plate can be configured to move between a first configuration in which the plate has a first maximum length and a second configuration in which the plate has a second, greater maximum length.

主权项

1. A surgical method, comprising:
affixing an elongate plate to bone in proximity to detached soft tissue using one or more bone fixation elements extending into the bone, the one or more bone fixations elements each having a head engaging the plate, the plate having a plurality of openings, and a plurality of suture strands extending from the plate along a length thereof, each of the plurality of openings having at least one of the plurality of suture strands extending therethrough; passing the suture strands through portions of the detached soft tissue and drawing the detached soft tissue into contact with the plate and the bone; and securing the soft tissue with the suture strands at a desired position in contact with the plate and the bone.