Graft preparation table

A method for making a graft comprising:

• inserting a bone block into a central tunnel of a body, said body having first and second parallel tunnels intersecting opposite sides of the central tunnel and being parallel to the central tunnel;
• inserting a drill into one of said first and second tunnels;
• drilling a first groove in said bone block;
• inserting a drill into the other of said first and second tunnels;
• drilling a second groove in said bone block opposite from and parallel to the first groove;
• and
• attaching a ligament replacement to said bone block.

A suturing station comprising:

• a tensioning track;
• a pair of suture blocks separated along said tensioning track, each suture block having a chamber for accommodating a bone block and suturing openings on opposite sides of the suture block, the suturing openings of the opposite sides being aligned with one another with the chamber therebetween;
• and
• means for holding the suture blocks an adjustable distance apart from one another along said tensioning track.

A method for making a graft comprising the steps of:

• providing first and second bone plugs, each having on its outer surface two longitudinal substantially parallel grooves opposite one another on said each bone plug;
• extending at least one ligament replacement between both of the first and second bone plugs along the two substantially parallel grooves in each bone plug;
• holding the first and second bone plugs apart from one another to tension the at least one ligament replacement;
• and
• suturing the at least one ligament replacement to the first and second bone plugs while they are being held apart.

A method for making a graft comprising the steps of:

• providing first and second bone plugs, each having two longitudinal substantially parallel grooves opposite one another on said each bone plug;
• extending at least one ligament replacement between both of the first and second bone plugs along the two substantially parallel grooves in each bone plug;
• holding the first and second bone plugs apart from one another to tension the at least one ligament replacement;
• suturing the at least one ligament replacement to the first and second bone plugs while they are being held apart;
• and
• inserting the first and second bone plugs along with the at least one ligament replacement each into a suture block before said step of holding, each suture block having a chamber for accommodating one of the bone plugs and the at least one ligament replacement and suturing openings on opposite sides of the suture block, the suturing openings on opposite sides being aligned with one another with the chamber therebetween.

A graft preparation table comprising:

• a base;
• a body, mounted on said base, having a central tunnel for receiving a bone block and first and second parallel tunnels intersecting opposite sides of the central tunnel and being parallel to the central tunnel;
• a tensioning track mounted on said base;
• a pair of suture blocks separated along said tensioning track, each suture block having a chamber for accommodating a bone block and suturing openings on opposite sides of the suture block, the suturing openings of the opposite sides being aligned with one another with the chamber therebetween;
• and
• means for holding the suture blocks an adjustable distance apart from one another along said tensioning track.