Load-sharing rip-stop double row repairs

A method of soft tissue repair, comprising the steps of:

• inserting a suture tape through soft tissue at two different first locations so that the suture tape extends about parallel to a musculotendinous junction;
• inserting first and second anchors into bone and adjacent the soft tissue, at two different second locations, each of the first and second anchors being loaded with two flexible strands having four ends;
• passing two of the four ends of the flexible strands of each of the first and second anchors through the soft tissue at two different third locations which are medial to the two different first locations of the suture tape;
• and
• passing each limb of the suture tape over the soft tissue and securing each limb of the suture tape into the bone at two different fourth locations which are lateral to the first, second and third locations.

A method of attaching soft tissue to bone, comprising the steps of:

• passing at least one suture tape with two limbs through soft tissue at two different locations;
• providing a first lateral row constructed with two suture-loaded anchors, each of the suture-loaded anchors comprising four suture ends attached thereto, each of the two suture-loaded anchors being secured into bone;
• passing two suture ends from each of the two suture-loaded anchors through the soft tissue medially to the two different locations of the suture tape;
• providing a second medial row constructed with two knotless fixation devices;
• capturing each limb of the at least one suture tape with a separate knotless fixation device of the second medial row;
• and
• subsequently, tying at least two static knots with the four suture ends from the suture-loaded anchors.