Methods and procedures for ligament repair
Methods and devices for the repair of a ruptured ligament using a scaffold device are provided. Aspects of the invention, may include a scaffold attached by a suture to an anchor. In aspects of the invention, the anchor may be secured to a bone near or at the repair site.
1. A method for treating a ligament or tendon exposed to synovial fluid, the method comprising:
drilling a hole in a first bone;
connecting a suture to the first bone using a first device;
connecting the suture to a first ruptured end of a ligament or tendon, the first ruptured end of the ligament or tendon connected to a second bone; and
positioning a scaffold along the suture between the first bone and the first ruptured end of the ligament or tendon.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising threading the scaffold onto the suture.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
drilling a hole in the second bone; and
connecting a second suture to the second bone using a second device.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first bone is a one of a femur or a tibia and the second bone is the other one of the femur or the tibia.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising attaching the first device only indirectly to the scaffold.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the scaffold comprises a porous collagen sponge.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising treating the scaffold with a repair material.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the repair material is a platelet or plasma.
9. A method for treating a ligament or tendon exposed to synovial fluid, the method comprising:
drilling a hole in a first bone;
connecting a suture to a first ruptured end of a ligament or tendon, the first ruptured end of the ligament or tendon connected to a second bone;
connecting the suture to the first bone using a first device; and
positioning a scaffold along the suture between the first bone and the first ruptured end of the ligament or tendon.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising threading the scaffold onto the suture.
11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
drilling a hole in the second bone; and
connecting a second suture to the second bone using a second device.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first bone is a one of a femur or a tibia and the second bone is the other one of the femur or the tibia.
13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising attaching the first device only indirectly to the scaffold.
14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the scaffold comprises a porous collagen sponge.
15. The method of claim 9 , further comprising treating the scaffold with a repair material.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the repair material is a platelet or plasma.