Patent ID: 8127770

Claim:
A method of treating a ligament comprising identifying a defect in the ligament of a patient having congenital, idiopathic, or acquired scoliosis or kyphosis and delivering an injectable composition comprising loose polymer microparticles suspended in partially denatured collagen and at least one of water, alcohol, saline, a tenside, radiopaque dye, and a chromophobe onto or into the ligament, wherein the ligament is in a region of the patient's spine exhibiting abnormal curvature and is a spinal ligament selected from an anterior longitudinal ligament, a posterior longitudinal ligament, a supraspinous ligament, an intraspinous ligament, and a capsular ligament, wherein said composition forms a biological scaffold comprising at least a portion of the microparticles, and wherein the biological scaffold operates as partial connective tissue in the ligament.