A device for anchoring a crucial ligament transplant into the knee joint parts

摘要

A device for anchoring a crucial ligament transplant in the knee joint parts, characterised by a generally cylindrical sleeve (30) of metallic, bio-compatible material, with at least two axis-parallel slots (50) which are distanced in the circumferential direction and which extend from one end over a larger length of the sleeve, with a roughening (42) of a sleeve section in the region of the slots (50), with a head (38) at the other end of the sleeve and with an inner threaded section (56) which extends from the head up to into the region of the slots, wherein the connecting section (58) of the sleeve bore (54) has a diameter which is equal or smaller than the tip diameter of the inner threaded section, and by a screw (34) with a threaded shank (62) which is screwable into the inner thread and with a head (60) at one end of the shank, wherein the length of the shank is smaller than that of the sleeve. <IMAGE>