Method and suture needle construct for cruciate ligament repair

A method of canine CrCL repair, the method comprising the steps of:

• drilling a tibial tunnel adjacent a canine CrCL repair site of a knee joint;
• providing a suture/needle construct in the proximity of the repair site, the suture/needle construct comprising a suture, a substantially non-linear needle provided at one end of the suture, and a substantially linear needle provided at the other end of the suture;
• passing the substantially non-linear needle around the lateral fabella of the knee joint;
• subsequently passing the substantially linear needle under the patellar ligament of the knee joint;
• passing the substantially linear needle through the tibial tunnel;
• cutting off the substantially non-linear needle and the substantially linear needle to obtain at least two free ends of the suture;
• and
• tensioning the at least two free ends of the suture over the repair site.