A suture assembly comprising: a first suture having a generally 0 shaped configuration comprising a first arm a second arm a first bridge connecting the first arm to the second arm and a second bridge connecting the first arm to the second arm the first bridge opposing the second bridge so that the first suture comprises a closed loop a second suture comprising a first arm a second arm and a bridge connecting the first arm to the second arm the first arm of the second suture being wrapped around the first arm of the first suture in a first direction and the second arm of the second suture being wrapped around the second arm of the first suture in a second opposite direction the suture assembly being capable of assuming (i) a longitudinally extended radially contracted first configuration and (ii) a longitudinally contracted radially expanded second configuration.
