A knitted prosthetic device has at least two knitted sections, where each
knitted section has at least one row of fiber. The knitted prosthetic
device also has at least one intra-articular section disposed between the
at least two knitted sections. In addition, the at least one
intra-articular section has at least one single continuous fiber
traversing the at least one intra-articular section and the at least two
knitted sections, where the at least one single continuous fiber forms a
plurality of traverses extending between the at least two knitted
sections. In particular, embodiments may be used as ligament prostheses
by anchoring each of the at least two knitted sections to a bone section
of a patient. Such embodiments may be constructed from a strong polymer,
preferably, but not limited to, silk, where the polymer provides ligament
support but bioresorbs as load bearing responsibilities are transferred
to tissue resulting from in-growth.