GRAFT LIGAMENT

An aspect of the invention provides a graft ligament and includes a first and second ends defining a first longitudinal axis. The ligament can have a substantially uniform crosssectional thickness along the first axis between the first and second ends. The ligament can include a tendon having a third and fourth ends defining a second longitudinal axis. The tendon can have a non-uniform cross-sectional thickness along the second axis between the third and fourth ends. The tendon can have three portions along the second axis between the third and fourth ends. The ligament can also include a securing material securing one section of the three portions with another section of the three portions so as to form the third end and the fourth end, respectively, and so as to form the ligament with a substantially uniform cross-sectional thickness along the first axis between the first and second ends. La présente invention concerne un procédé et un appareil qui permettent de fixer un ligament dans un tunnel osseux au moyen de l'installation, dans le tunnel osseux, d'un croisillon pour le ligament.