Patent ID: 8920497

Claim:
A method of repairing a damaged region of a native acetabular labrum, comprising: measuring an arc length of an arc of a portion of an acetabular rim proximal to the damaged region of the native acetabular labrum, the native acetabular labrum having a triangular cross-section, wherein the step of measuring the arc length further comprises measuring with an arthroscopic measuring instrument, the arthroscopic measuring instrument comprising a hollow arm and a graduated wire at least partially contained within the hollow arm; trimming a native allograft meniscus with a cutting instrument along a curve of the native allograft meniscus to obtain a trimmed graft with a surface having an arc length and curvature substantially similar to the length and curvature of the portion of the acetabular rim, the trimmed graft replicating the triangular cross-section of the native acetabular labrum, the trimmed graft having a first end with a first base and a second end with a second base, the first end and the second end having a triangular cross-section; coloring at least one of the first base and second base with a surgical marker to allow visualization of the at least one of the first base and second base during surgery; placing sutures through the first end and the second end; and placing the trimmed graft in the damaged region of the acetabular labrum by manipulating the sutures at the first and second ends, and securing the trimmed graft in the damaged region as a replacement by attaching the trimmed graft to the acetabular rim with one or more suture anchors, wherein the step of securing the trimmed graft in the damaged region of the acetabular labrum further comprises stitching additional sutures through the trimmed graft to form a stitch and subsequently anchoring each of the additional sutures in a respective hole in the acetabular rim using a suture anchor.