An instrument (10) for placing a graft into a bone tunnel comprises an elongated shaft (12) having a forked distal end (14) comprising a pair of tines (16, 18). A suture (26) spans a space (20) defined between the tines whereby the graft may be positioned between the tines and against the suture so as to be manipulated into the bone tunnel. The tendon folds about the suture, the suture having a releasable tension such that the instrument can be removed from the bone, leaving the tendon behind without the tendon hanging up on the suture.
