Bone anchoring system

A method for stabilizing adjacent vertebrae of a spine, comprising the steps of:

• forming a first arcuate passage in a first one of said vertebrae from a pedicle entry point to an intra-vertebral anterior position;
• forming a second arcuate passage in said first vertebrae from the opposite pedicle entry point to meet said intra-vertebral anterior position;
• threading a wire between said pedicle entry points;
• sliding an arcuate cannulated member into each of said arcuate passages;
• tensioning said wire such that said ends of said arcuate members become tightened onto a junction at said intra-vertebral anterior position;
• repeating said steps on a second vertebra adjacent to said first vertebra;
• and
• fixating said first and second vertebra by rigidly connecting at least one pair of pedicular ends of said cannulated members between said first and second vertebrae.

A method for stabilizing adjacent vertebrae of a spine, comprising the steps of:

• forming a first arcuate passage in a first one of said vertebrae from a pedicle entry point to an anterior position;
• forming a second arcuate passage in a second vertebra adjacent to said first vertebra, from a pedicle entry point on the same lateral side of said vertebra as that of said first vertebra, to meet said anterior position of said first arcuate passage;
• threading a wire between said pedicle entry points;
• sliding arcuate cannulated members down each of said arcuate passages;
• tensioning said wire such that said ends of said arcuate members become tightened onto a junction at said anterior position;
• repeating said steps on the opposite lateral side of said first and second vertebra;
• and
• fixating said first and second vertebra by rigidly connecting at least one pair of pedicular ends of said cannulated members between said first and second vertebrae.