A method for closing a fissure in a region of tissue having an inner surface and an outer surface, the method comprising:providing at least a pair of transverse anchor components, each transverse anchor component being coupled to at least one flexible longitudinal fixation component having a longitudinal axisplacing the transverse anchor components relative to the inner surface of the tissue on both sides of the fissure such that an exposed end of a flexible longitudinal fixation component extends through the tissue and past the outer surface of the tissue on both sides of the fissureapplying axial tension to the exposed ends andanchoring the exposed ends.
