A method and apparatus for placing a suture (22) transosseously through first (15) and second (21) transverse intersecting bone tunnels wherein a suture retriever spike (12) having a window (20) therethrough is inserted in one of the tunnels (15) and the window (20) is aligned with the bore of the other tunnel (21). Suture (22) is passed through this second or other tunnel (21) and on through the spike window (20) and there deposited. The suture retriever spike (12) is then removed from its tunnel (15) with the suture (22) passed through the window (20) of the spike (12), thereby transosseously retrieving the suture (22). The first or medial tunnel (15) may be formed by driving the suture retriever spike (12) into the bone (11) and the second lateral tunnel (21) may be formed by driving a suture passer awl (14) carrying suture (22) into the bone (11), which awl (14) is guided by the tunneler instrument (10) of the present invention to intersect with and pass through the window (20) of the suture retriever spike (12).
