Methods and devices are provided for deploying a bone anchor into bone. An inserter for deploying a bone anchor into bone can have an elongate shape with a proximal portion configured to be grasped by user and a distal tip configured to releasably mate with a bone anchor. In certain aspects, a distal portion of the inserter can be more flexible than remaining portions of the inserter and this can facilitate deploying the anchor into a bone tunnel. For example, as the bone anchor is being inserted into the bone tunnel, the distal portion of the inserter can be configured to bend to align the anchor with the tunnel. In one embodiment, the distal portion of the inserter has a plurality of grooves spaced along the inserter that define a series of rings such that when the inserter bends, the adjacent rings contact one another to limit the applied strain.
