Methods and apparatuses for attaching soft tissue to bone with knotless repair

A method of securing tissue to bone, comprising:

• providing a flexible tubular anchor having cinching strand coupled thereto, wherein the cinching strand forms a loop extending from and positioned substantially entirely externally to the flexible tubular anchor;
• passing a repair suture strand through the loop with a shuttle strand;
• adjusting a size of the loop using a free portion of the cinching strand;
• and
• inserting the flexible tubular anchor into the bone.

A method of performing a rotator cuff repair comprising:

• inserting a first flexible tubular anchor and second flexible tubular anchor in a medial row;
• inserting a third flexible tubular anchor and a fourth flexible tubular anchor in a lateral row;
• passing a first repair strand from the third flexible tubular anchor through an adjustable loop coupled to and extending from the first flexible tubular anchor or passing a second repair strand from the first flexible tubular anchor through an adjustable loop coupled to and extending from the third flexible tubular anchor;
• and
• securing the first repair strand to the fourth flexible tubular anchor or securing the second repair strand to the second flexible tubular anchor.