Patent ID: 9179950
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of fixation of ankle syndesmosis tibio-fibular diastasis without knot tying, comprising the steps of: providing an integrated construct comprising an adjustable knotless button/loop construct having two buttons and a flexible, adjustable loop connected to the two buttons, the flexible loop having an adjustable length, two ends and two adjustable splices that are interconnected, the flexible loop being connected to the two buttons so that the two adjustable splices are on an opposite ends of one of the two buttons, and the two ends of the flexible loop pass through different holes of the other of the two buttons, and so that the other of the two buttons is centered between the two adjustable splices; inserting the integrated construct within a hole through fibula and within a hole through tibia, and out of medial skin; and adjusting the length of the loop to secure one of the two buttons against the medial tibia and the other of the two buttons against the lateral fibula by pulling on the two ends of the flexible loop, and adjusting the length of the loop in one direction while preventing or locking the integrated construct from loosening in an opposite direction.