A new approach for reconstructing a ligament, the new approach comprising:
creating a bone tunnel within a host bone, the bone tunnel having a
proximal end and a distal end, and defining a central axis extending from
the proximal end to the distal end; creating an intervening layer of bone
between the central axis of the bone tunnel and a rigid portion of the
host bone, the intervening layer having a first side and a second side in
opposition to one another, the first side of the intervening layer facing
toward the central axis of the bone tunnel and the second side of the
intervening layer facing toward the rigid portion of the surrounding host
bone; and compressing the intervening layer of bone against a graft
ligament positioned within the bone tunnel.
