Patent ID: 8876900

Claim:
A method for internal fixation of acromioclavicular joint dislocations, comprising the steps of: providing an internal fixation device comprising a first member with an oblong configuration and provided with a plurality of first apertures and an opening; and a second member with a second round configuration and provided with a plurality of second apertures and a central opening; wherein the first and second members allow a graft, tendon or ligament to extend between the first and second members; placing a midpoint of the graft, tendon or ligament over the an opening of the first member and, using a suture passed through the opening of the first member, securely attaching the graft, tendon or ligament to the first member; pulling the first member with the attached the graft, tendon or ligament through respective holes drilled through a clavicle and a coracoid; securing the first member to the coracoids by pivoting the first member after it is passed through the coracoid; and separating limbs of the graft, tendon or ligament passing through the hole drilled in the clavicle and through the central opening of the second member, and inserting a screw through the central opening between the limbs to secure the limbs of the graft, tendon or ligament to the clavicle; reducing the distance between the clavicle and the coracoid; and securing the second member to the clavicle with a suture passing through the second apertures of the second member.