Claims
- 1. A method of accurately marking a location for a tibial tunnel for arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by referencing a base of a posterior cruciate ligament at an intercondylar floor, comprising the steps of:
- inserting a referencing means into a knee cavity;
- positioning the inserted referencing means so as to contact the base of the posterior cruciate ligament near the intercondylar floor;
- marking said tibial tunnel location with a guide pin, the guide pin being positioned in correspondence with the location of the referencing means such that the tibial tunnel is located by the guide pin at a predetermined distance from the base of the posterior cruciate ligament at the intercondylar floor when the referencing means is in contact with the base of the posterior cruciate ligament.
- 2. A method of marking a proper location of a tibial tunnel for arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction as recited in claim 1, wherein said predetermined distance is 10 mm.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/837,886, filed Feb. 20, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,269,786.
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