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 repairing a ligament exposed to synovial fluid, comprising:
threading a suture through an anchor, the anchor positioned on the first bone to resist load directed through the synovial fluid;
threading the suture through a scaffold; and
connecting the suture to a ruptured end of the ligament, the ruptured end of the ligament connected to a second bone.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
drilling a hole in the second bone, and
connecting a second suture to the second bone using a second anchor.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising attaching the anchor to the first bone.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising positioning the scaffold between the ruptured end of the ligament and the first bone.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first bone is one of a femur or a tibia and the second bone is the other one of the femur or the tibia.
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 1 , wherein the repair material is a platelet or plasma.