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1. A method of repairing soft tissue of a joint of a human extremity, the joint including a metapodial bone and a proximal phalanx, the extremity having volar and dorsal aspects, the method comprising:
maintaining the metapodial bone intact; inserting a distal portion of a suture passing instrument into a space adjacent the metapodial and phalangeal bones; and moving a needle of the suture passing instrument to pass a suture through the soft tissue to be repaired, wherein the metapodial bone is a metacarpal bone and the volar ligament is the palmar plate of a human hand. |
