Patent ID: 8221455
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of Lisfranc repair using a suture anchor-button construct, comprising the steps of: providing a suture anchor button construct comprising a suture anchor with a suture extending therefrom, and a disk-shaped button having at least a pair of apertures, the suture from the suture anchor passing through the apertures of the button; drilling a hole laterally through the medial cuneiform and through a base of the second metatarsal; inserting the suture anchor of a suture anchor-button construct through the hole from the medial aspect of the medial cuneiform into the hole in the base of the second metatarsal; screwing the suture anchor into the second metatarsal base; advancing the button of the suture anchor-button construct such that the button rests against the medial aspect of the medial cuneiform; and securing the button against the medial aspect of the medial cuneiform.