Biomedical Textiles
for Sports Medicine
Applications
Biomedical Textiles for Sports Medicine Devices
Less invasive. Stronger. Tailored for rapid recovery.
Sports medicine continues to embrace biomedical textiles as a core component in advanced surgical procedures. These engineered materials are ideal for supporting soft tissue repair and orthopedic stabilization while enabling smaller incisions, faster healing, and long-term performance.
With growing demand for younger, active patients—and an expanding interest in minimally invasive surgery—textiles are uniquely positioned to deliver biomechanical compatibility and design flexibility. Their inherent compressibility and conformability make them well-suited for delivery through narrow anatomical spaces, where they can anchor and reinforce tissue precisely. They are also highly compatible with adjacent anatomical structures and can be tailored to the needs of the procedure or surgeon preference. This often allows surgeries to be simpler and less invasive.
Biomedical textiles can be used in innovative medical devices for sports medicine procedures including:
- Tendon and ligament repair (especially treatment of Achilles and ACL injuries)
- Anchors
- Shoulder/rotator cuff repair
- Suture reinforcement patches
- Knee ligament repair PCL (posterior cruciate ligament), MCL (medial collateral ligament), LCL (lateral collateral ligament) repair
- Syndesmosis repair
- Deltoid ligament ankle repair
- Meniscus repair
Spotlight on Biomedical Textiles for Foot and Ankle Applications
One market segment that is seeing increasing growth is foot and ankle repair. While sports-related incidents are a major contributor to these types of injuries, osteoporosis, arthritis, and rising incidences of road accidents are also factors.
Braided and woven textiles can be made of non-resorbable or resorbable polymers and are particularly beneficial in foot and ankle repair applications, especially for ligament and tendon repair. Thanks to their flexibility, high tensile strength, biocompatibility, low profile, and inherent capabilities for promoting tissue ingrowth, textiles can be an excellent choice for inclusion in many surgical applications, including:
- Syndesmosis repair
- Deltoid ligament ankle repair
- Metatarsal ligament repair
- Achilles tendon repair
- Lateral and medial stabilization
- Hallux valgus reconstruction
- Digital tendon transfers
- Mid-foot reconstruction
Woven tapes may offer advantages over braided constructions due to their low permeability and dimensional stability. Like braids, they can be made from a variety of polymers that are consistent and predictable, decreasing the chance of an adverse tissue reaction.
Read our foot and ankle repair blog to learn more about these types of applications.
Key benefits of textiles
- High tensile strength
- Flexible
- Highly customizable fabrications
- Biocompatible
- Low profile
- Compliant
- Inherent capabilities for promoting tissue ingrowth
Cortland Biomedical is trusted by leading medical device OEMs to enable greater sports medicine device innovation by designing and engineering braided, woven and knitted biomedical textiles fit-for-purpose.
Cortland combines advanced equipment with deep expertise—and a team driven to push beyond the status quo—to engineer highly customized fabrications that enhance device reliability and support less invasive procedures, helping athletes of all levels get back in the game faster.
Learn more here.
Sports medicine continues to embrace biomedical textiles as a core component in advanced surgical procedures. These engineered materials are ideal for supporting soft tissue repair and orthopedic stabilization while enabling smaller incisions, faster healing, and long-term performance.
With growing demand for younger, active patients—and an expanding interest in minimally invasive surgery—textiles are uniquely positioned to deliver biomechanical compatibility and design flexibility. Their inherent compressibility and conformability make them well-suited for delivery through narrow anatomical spaces, where they can anchor and reinforce tissue precisely. They are also highly compatible with adjacent anatomical structures and can be tailored to the needs of the procedure or surgeon preference. This often allows surgeries to be simpler and less invasive.
Biomedical textiles can be used in innovative medical devices for sports medicine procedures including:
- Tendon and ligament repair (especially treatment of Achilles and ACL injuries)
- Anchors
- Shoulder/rotator cuff repair
- Suture reinforcement patches
- Knee ligament repair PCL (posterior cruciate ligament), MCL (medial collateral ligament), LCL (lateral collateral ligament) repair
- Syndesmosis repair
- Deltoid ligament ankle repair
- Meniscus repair
Spotlight on Biomedical Textiles for Foot and Ankle Applications
One market segment that is seeing increasing growth is foot and ankle repair. While sports-related incidents are a major contributor to these types of injuries, osteoporosis, arthritis, and rising incidences of road accidents are also factors.
Braided and woven textiles can be made of non-resorbable or resorbable polymers and are particularly beneficial in foot and ankle repair applications, especially for ligament and tendon repair. Thanks to their flexibility, high tensile strength, biocompatibility, low profile, and inherent capabilities for promoting tissue ingrowth, textiles can be an excellent choice for inclusion in many surgical applications, including:
- Syndesmosis repair
- Deltoid ligament ankle repair
- Metatarsal ligament repair
- Achilles tendon repair
- Lateral and medial stabilization
- Hallux valgus reconstruction
- Digital tendon transfers
- Mid-foot reconstruction
Woven tapes may offer advantages over braided constructions due to their low permeability and dimensional stability. Like braids, they can be made from a variety of polymers that are consistent and predictable, decreasing the chance of an adverse tissue reaction.
Read our foot and ankle repair blog to learn more about these types of applications.
Key benefits of textiles
- High tensile strength
- Flexible
- Highly customizable fabrications
- Biocompatible
- Low profile
- Compliant
- Inherent capabilities for promoting tissue ingrowth
Cortland Biomedical is trusted by leading medical device OEMs to enable greater sports medicine device innovation by designing and engineering braided, woven and knitted biomedical textiles fit-for-purpose.
Cortland combines advanced equipment with deep expertise—and a team driven to push beyond the status quo—to engineer highly customized fabrications that enhance device reliability and support less invasive procedures, helping athletes of all levels get back in the game faster.
Learn more here.