An apparatus for repairing in vivo torn cartilaginous or other bodily tissue, particularly torn meniscus tissue during arthroscopic surgery, employs a repair tack of {HEAD ~ biodegradable material} chosen to have a degradation time in excess of the required healing time for {TAIL ~ the tissue} 
An apparatus for repairing in vivo torn cartilaginous or other bodily tissue , particularly torn meniscus tissue during arthroscopic surgery , employs a repair tack of { HEAD ~ biodegradable material } chosen to have a degradation time in excess of the required healing time for { TAIL ~ the tissue }
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