battery expanded and snapped my ribbon wire. What can I do now?

The battery in my laptop expanded to the point where one side of the ribbon wire on top of it snapped out of its brackets and now it won't snap back into the actual socket. The clamps are fine as I've tried the undamaged side in both brackets. I just don't know if there's any way i can just fix it like I'm doing with my battery or if I need to find a piece that will fit. I don't seem to find any of those wires anywhere though.