An implantable attachment device for attaching an end of a ligament to a
bone. The attachment device includes a patch formed of a woven material.
The patch includes a bone engaging face and a ligament engaging face. The
patch is positionable between the bone and the end of the ligament and is
adapted to be fastened to a surface of the bone such that the bone
engaging face bears against the surface of the bone. The ligament
engaging face is adapted to receive a ligament fastener for attaching the
end of the ligament to the patch. The device may also include a
reinforcing patch positionable atop and attachable to the patch, such
that the end of the ligament is positioned between the ligament engaging
faces of the patch and the reinforcing patch.