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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2024
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag, Zug, CH;
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Christina M. Risley, West Barnstable, MA (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, Zug, CH;
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Methods of ankle syndesmosis repair include drilling a bone hole through a fibula and at least partially into a tibia. A first anchor, which may be an all-textile anchor, is inserted into the bone hole in the tibia such that the first anchor does not project from a surface of the tibia. The first anchor is slidably attached to a suture that is coupled to a second anchor, which may be a knotless anchor. The second anchor is inserted into the bone hole in the fibula such that the second anchor does not project from a surface of the fibula. The suture is tensioned to reduce a distance between the first anchor and the second anchor, thereby stabilizing and reducing the fibula to the tibia.