Patent ID: 7144425

Claim:
A method for tendon reconstruction in a joint of a body comprising the steps of: coring out a bone tunnel in each of two bones of the joint to form cylindrical bone tunnels; attaching a preconstructed tendon replacement assembly comprising a tendon structure with cylindrical allograft bone blocks secured at each end in said tunnels, each said bone block being previously machined to define a central longitudinal through going bore, a channel cut into said bone block outer surface and a recess formed on one end leading from said longitudinal central bore to said outer channel allowing said tendon structure to pass through the longitudinal central bore around said recess and be seated in said outer channel; inserting a first cylindrical bone block into one of the bone tunnels by pulling said bone block with a suture placed in a suture hole cut in said bone block along said tunnel to a desired position; securing the first cylindrical bone block within said one of the bone tunnels; inserting the second cylindrical bone block into a second one of the bone tunnels by pulling said second bone block with a suture placed in a suture hole cut in said bone block alone said second tunnel to a desired position; and securing the second cylindrical bone block within said second one of the bone tunnels.