| 摘要 |
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for attaching tissue to bone. Apparatus is disclosed for assembling tissue to bone comprising an expandable body configured to expand into bone, the expandable body defining a bore; and an expander pin comprising a shaft sized to be received in the bore of the expandable body and expand the expandable body laterally when the expander pin is driven into the expandable body, and tissue attachment apparatus associated with the shaft, the expander pin defining a bore; whereby when the expander pin is driven into the expandable body, the expandable will be attached to bone and the tissue attachment apparatus will secure tissue to the apparatus. A method is disclosed for attaching tissue to bone comprising driving an expandable body into a bone, the expandable body defining a bore and comprising tissue attachment apparatus; and fixing the expandable body in, and thereby securing the tissue to relative to, the bone.
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