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The artificial ligament consists of a fixed section and a moving sleeve which form two separate ligaments (1, 2) of the same or different lengths, joined together so that they can slide relative to one another with a slip coefficient of between 10 and 40 per cent.The two ligaments can be made from plaited, woven or knitted fibres of the same or different materials, with their ends joined together by a thermo-shrink material or a supple adhesive. The outer ligament can be made with sections of reduced resistance which allow its length to be varied. The ligaments can be made from Dacron (RTM) or other synthetic fibres, or from natural cellulose fibres which are treated to make them biocompatible.
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