摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an implant useful for reconstructing a knee that has sustained a rupture or tear of an anterior cruciate ligament. <P>SOLUTION: The implant has first and second opposed members connected by a replacement graft. The implant 100 has a distal end 102, a proximal end 104 and a longitudinal axis 106 extending therebetween. The implant 100 also includes a distal fixation member 108 for fixing the implant into a first internally threaded tunnel 110 in the bone, a proximal fixation member 112 for fixing the implant into a second internally threaded tunnel 114 in bone, and an interconnecting flexible ligament member 116 extending between the distal fixation member 108 and the proximal fixation member 112. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT</p> |