CPC A61B 17/1796 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1631 (2013.01); A61B 17/1633 (2013.01); A61B 17/17 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A method of surgical drilling comprising:
introducing a surgical drill guide to a repair site, the surgical drill guide comprising:
a shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion including a tapered portion and a distal end, an outer diameter of the proximal portion selected to be larger than an outer diameter of the distal end, the proximal portion and the distal end separated by the tapered portion; and
a bore defined by a wall of the shaft extending from a proximal end to the distal end of the shaft, the wall defining a plurality of teeth extending from the distal end;
wherein a thickness of the wall of the distal end is selected to be the same as or greater than a thickness of the wall of the proximal portion; and
passing a flexible drill through the bore from the proximal end to the distal end of the shaft;
wherein the flexible drill further comprises a sheath extending through the bore from the proximal end to a region proximal to the distal portion of the shaft.
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