fold upon itself the tendon 48 is then pressed down into the bottom of the tunnel 50 as illustrated in fig5 at this time the suture 26 is released from the suture retainer 32 releasing tension in the suture 26 and allowing removal of the tines 16 and 18 without the suture hanging up on the tendon 48 and affecting its implantation in the tunnel 50 as illustrated in fig6 the anchor 36 can then be implanted preferably over the guide wire 54 employing techniques as may be known or become known to those of skill in the art for instance fig7 shows the anchor 36 being passed down a cannula 51 via a cannulated driver 53 and being threaded into the tunnel 50 to trap the tendon 48 therein fig8 illustrates the completed repair fig9 and 10 illustrate an alternative embodiment of a graft implantation tool 56 according to the present invention it has flexible first and second tines 58 and 60 respectively and a suture 62 passing from the second tine 60 through a distal notch 64 therein across a space 66 between the tines 58 and 60 through a distal notch 64 in the first tine 58 under slack tension in the suture 62 distal ends 68 of the tines 58 and 60 spread open allowing.