XC Ortho Insights

Sports medicine is a multidisciplinary field focused on physical activity, musculoskeletal injuries, safe rehabilitation and injury prevention. It is not limited to professional athletes: children, recreational exercisers, workers and active older adults may all receive sports medicine care when an injury or health concern affects movement and participation.

Cortical button fixation is a suspensory fixation method used in selected ligament and tendon reconstruction procedures. A button rests against cortical bone and works with a fixed or adjustable suture loop to maintain the planned graft or soft-tissue construct. The device provides mechanical fixation while biological healing develops, but it does not independently guarantee faster healing, fewer complications or an earlier return to sport.

ACL graft fixation devices secure a reconstruction graft to the femur and tibia while biological integration develops. Interference screws, cortical buttons, staples, posts, anchors, and hybrid constructs create fixation in different locations and by different mechanisms. No single device is ideal for every patient, graft, tunnel, or revision scenario.

You might hear about interbody cages when you learn about spinal surgery. These devices help hold up your spine. They also bring back normal height after a bad disc is taken out.