A surgical procedure for inducing continuous compressive force across two components includes inserting a braided superelastic wire through a first end of a channel that from a first component to a second component. The braided superelastic wire includes an unstretched length in a contracted state. The procedure also includes anchoring the braided superelastic wire at a second end of the channel opposite the first end and applying a predetermined amount of axial tension to the braided superelastic wire adjacent the second end of the channel. The axial tension stretches the braided superelastic wire to a stretched state having a stretched length that is longer than the unstretched length. The procedure also includes securing at least one free end of the braided superelastic wire adjacent the second end of the channel to maintain the predetermined amount of axial tension along the braided superelastic wire across the first component and the second component. The braided superelastic wire is configured to be biased toward the contracted state when in the stretched state such that a compressive spring force is applied by the wire while in the stretched state.
