A method for attaching an elongated object to bone, the method comprising:forming a hole in the bonepositioning a loop of the elongated object in the holeadvancing a surgical wire into the bone so that the surgical wire is directed toward a location within the interior of the loop andsevering the surgical wire intermediate its length so as to create a distal portion and a remainder portion and, if the distal portion of the surgical wire does not extend through the loop, further advancing the distal portion of the surgical wire so that it extends through the loop.
