A TRANSVERSE SUSPENSION DEVICE

摘要

A transverse suspension device (2) for ACL graft fixation in a femoral tunnel (40) comprising a body section (4) and a smooth head section (6) forming the leading end of the device (2), the body and smooth head sections (4, 6) each being cannulated along the entire lengths thereof; the head section (6) comprising a recess engaging section (12) extending proximally from the distal end thereof and operable to engage with a recess (13) formed in the bone tunnel (40), and a graft loop support section (10) between the recess engaging section (12) and the body section (4) adapted to stably support the graft loop (74) thereover.