Anchor for tendons used in the reconstruction of a ligament, particularly of the cruciate ligament of the knee

摘要

An anchor for tendons used in the reconstruction of a ligament, particularly of the cruciate ligament of the knee, comprising a substantially cylindrical body (2) which can be inserted in a bore formed in the femoral condyle or in the tibia and is provided, at one end, with a flange (3, 6) for abutment against the region of the cortex that surrounds the inlet of the bore in which the body has been inserted and, at the opposite end, with an eye (4) for engagement of the tendons (T1, T2) for reconstructing the ligament, which are guided through the bore, the flange being constituted by a head (3) which is rigidly coupled to the cylindrical body (2) and by an abutment ring (6) which is articulated to the head (3) so as to provide a spherical coupling which allows the ring (6) to rest flatly against the region of the cortex that surrounds the inlet of the bore for accommodating the body (2).