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.

 
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