Apparatus and method for ligament reconstruction

Apparatus for reconstructing a ligament, the apparatus comprising:

• a fixation device for maintaining a graft ligament in a bone hole, the fixation device comprising:
• a fixation screw comprising a body having screw threads formed thereon;
• and
• a ligament spacer comprising a distal end and a proximal end, the ligament spacer mounted to the fixation screw at its distal end and having a canted face disposed at its proximal end, the ligament spacer comprising at least one opening formed between the distal end and the proximal end;
• such that the graft ligament may be disposed within the at least one opening in the ligament spacer, and when the fixation screw and ligament spacer are advanced into the bone hole, the screw threads of the fixation screw engage the wall of the bone hole and the canted face of the ligament spacer is aligned with the adjacent surface of the bone.

Apparatus for reconstructing a ligament, the apparatus comprising:

• a first fixation device for maintaining a graft ligament in a first bone hole, the first fixation device comprising:
• a first fixation screw comprising a body having screw threads formed thereon;
• and
• a first ligament spacer mounted to the first fixation screw, the first ligament spacer comprising a distal end and a proximal end, the first ligament spacer mounted to the fixation screw at its distal end and having a canted face disposed at its proximal end, the first ligament spacer comprising at least one opening formed between the distal end and the proximal end;
• such that the graft ligament may be disposed within the at least one opening in the first ligament spacer, and when the first fixation screw and first ligament spacer are advanced into the first bone hole, the screw threads of the first fixation screw engage the wall of the first bone hole and the first canted face of the first ligament spacer is aligned with the adjacent surface of the first bone;
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• a second fixation device for maintaining the graft ligament in a second bone hole, the second fixation device comprising:
• a second fixation screw comprising a body having screw threads formed thereon;
• and
• a second ligament spacer mounted to the second fixation screw, the second ligament spacer comprising a distal end and a proximal end, the second ligament spacer mounted to the fixation screw at its distal end and having a canted face disposed at its proximal end, the second ligament spacer comprising at least one opening formed between the distal end and the proximal end;
• such that the graft ligament may be disposed within the at least one opening in the second ligament spacer, and when the second fixation screw and the second ligament spacer are advanced into the second bone hole, the screw threads of the second fixation screw engage the wall of the second bone hole and the second canted face of the second ligament spacer is aligned with the adjacent surface of the second bone.

Apparatus for reconstructing a ligament, the apparatus comprising:

• a fixation device for maintaining a graft ligament in a bone hole, the fixation device comprising:
• a fixation screw comprising a body having screw threads formed thereon;
• and
• a ligament spacer mounted to the fixation screw, the ligament spacer comprising a canted face disposed opposite the fixation screw;
• such that the fixation screw and ligament spacer may be advanced into the bone hole with the graft ligament so that the fixation screw and the ligament spacer maintain the graft ligament within the bone hole and the canted face of the ligament spacer is aligned with the adjacent surface of the bone.

A method for reconstructing a ligament, the method comprising:

• providing a fixation device for maintaining a graft ligament in a bone hole, the fixation device comprising:
• a fixation screw comprising a body having screw threads formed thereon;
• and
• a ligament spacer mounted to the fixation screw, the ligament spacer comprising a canted face disposed opposite the fixation screw;
• such that the fixation screw and ligament spacer may be advanced into the bone hole with the graft ligament so that the fixation screw and the ligament spacer maintain the graft ligament within the bone hole and the canted face of the ligament spacer is aligned with the adjacent surface of the bone;
• forming a bone hole in a bone;
• advancing the fixation screw and the ligament spacer into the bone hole with the graft ligament so as to maintain the graft ligament in the bone hole.