anchors 410 of fig8 11 are made of a biocompatible material such as titanium or stainless steel alternatively the bone anchors 410 may be made of a composite material the bone anchors 410 may also be made of a suitable medical grade polymer in one embodiment the bone anchors 410 have a length between about 40 mm and 60 mm preferably about 50 mm however the actual length is dependent on the location of the fracture size of patient etc the bone anchor 410 comprises a proximal portion 412 having a proximal end 414 and a distal portion 416 having a distal end 418 the proximal portion 412 typically comprises a head 420 and a portal 422 in a preferred embodiment the head 420 comprises a proximal portion 424 configured to mate with the tip of a screwdriver the head 420 may comprise a standard or phillips slot for mating with the screwdriver a variety of slot configurations are also suitable such as hexagonal torx rectangular triangular curved or any other suitable shape the bone anchor of fig1 has a raised platform 434 having a plurality of substantially flat sides such as a hexagonal platform configured to mate with a corresponding depression in the distal end of a screwdriver platform 434 may come in a variety of shapes suitable mating with a screwdriver the portal 422 of the bone anchor 410 may extend through the head 420 and is generally between about 4 mm and 8 mm in diameter preferably about 6 mm.