A surgical drill which includes a drill tip (3) rigidly secured to a shaft (2) for attachment of the drill to a rotary driving means, the end of the drill tip remote from the shaft being formed with cutting edges (4,5) tapering to a point (6), and the drill tip (3) having a cross-sectional shape such that the non-tapered portion of the drill tip (3) is substantially wider in a first direction (w) than in a second direction (x); the shaft (2) having a width at its widest point adjacent the drill tip (3) which is substantially smaller than the maximum cross-sectional width of the drill tip (3); the drill tip (3) being formed with at least one notch (8) for picking up a suture.

 
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