Patent ID: 8512376

Claim:
A method for internal fixation of joint dislocations, the method comprises the steps of: providing an apparatus comprising: an oblong button; a suture anchor; and a flexible coupling that is double looped and extends between the oblong button and the suture anchor, one loop of the flexible coupling extends through apertures in the oblong button and another loop of the flexible coupling extends through apertures in the suture anchor, wherein the flexible coupling includes free ends located at a common side of one of the oblong button and the suture anchor; drilling first and second holes through respective portions of the joint dislocation; passing the oblong button with the flexible coupling through the first hole; pivoting the oblong button so as to engage the oblong button against a superior surface of the respective portion of the first hole; securing the suture anchor at the second hole to engage a superior aspect of the respective portion of the second hole; and reducing and fixing the distance between the oblong button and the suture anchor by traction of the flexible coupling extending between the oblong button and the suture anchor.