A spinal construct comprising: at least two bodies each having a sleeve (14; 314; 414) which includes an inner surface that defines a passageway, and includes a first end (16; 316; 416) and a second end (18; 318; 418), a self-distracting rod (50; 330) moveably disposed within the passageway and including a first end (52; 332) and second end (54; 334), a first biasing member (60; 260) disposed within the sleeve (14; 314; 414) engaged with the second end (54; 334) of the rod (50; 330) for translation of the rod (50; 330) relative to the sleeve (14; 314; 414) in a first direction, a lock (70; 266) connected with the rod (50; 330) to resist and/or prevent translation of the rod (50; 330) relative to the body in a second direction opposite to the first direction to thereby establish a locked orientation of the spinal construct, and a second biasing member (94; F, 262) engaged with the lock to drive the lock to the locked orientation of the spinal construct, wherein the sleeves (314; 414) are disposed in a serial orientation with the first end of the rod of the one sleeve being configured to be connected with vertebral tissue and/or a spinal implant, characterized in that the second end of the one sleeve is connected to the first end of the rod of the other sleeve so that a translation of the rod of the other sleeve in the first direction thereof translates the one sleeve in the first direction thereof, and the second end of the other sleeve is configured to be connected with vertebral tissue and/or a spinal implant. at least two bodies each having a sleeve (14; 314; 414) which includes an inner surface that defines a passageway, and includes a first end (16; 316; 416) and a second end (18; 318; 418), a self-distracting rod (50; 330) moveably disposed within the passageway and including a first end (52; 332) and second end (54; 334), a first biasing member (60; 260) disposed within the sleeve (14; 314; 414) engaged with the second end (54; 334) of the rod (50; 330) for translation of the rod (50; 330) relative to the sleeve (14; 314; 414) in a first direction, a lock (70; 266) connected with the rod (50; 330) to resist and/or prevent translation of the rod (50; 330) relative to the body in a second direction opposite to the first direction to thereby establish a locked orientation of the spinal construct, and a second biasing member (94; F, 262) engaged with the lock to drive the lock to the locked orientation of the spinal construct, a sleeve (14; 314; 414) which includes an inner surface that defines a passageway, and includes a first end (16; 316; 416) and a second end (18; 318; 418), a self-distracting rod (50; 330) moveably disposed within the passageway and including a first end (52; 332) and second end (54; 334), a first biasing member (60; 260) disposed within the sleeve (14; 314; 414) engaged with the second end (54; 334) of the rod (50; 330) for translation of the rod (50; 330) relative to the sleeve (14; 314; 414) in a first direction, a lock (70; 266) connected with the rod (50; 330) to resist and/or prevent translation of the rod (50; 330) relative to the body in a second direction opposite to the first direction to thereby establish a locked orientation of the spinal construct, and a second biasing member (94; F, 262) engaged with the lock to drive the lock to the locked orientation of the spinal construct, wherein the sleeves (314; 414) are disposed in a serial orientation with the first end of the rod of the one sleeve being configured to be connected with vertebral tissue and/or a spinal implant, characterized in that the second end of the one sleeve is connected to the first end of the rod of the other sleeve so that a translation of the rod of the other sleeve in the first direction thereof translates the one sleeve in the first direction thereof, and the second end of the other sleeve is configured to be connected with vertebral tissue and/or a spinal implant. the second end of the one sleeve is connected to the first end of the rod of the other sleeve so that a translation of the rod of the other sleeve in the first direction thereof translates the one sleeve in the first direction thereof, and the second end of the other sleeve is configured to be connected with vertebral tissue and/or a spinal implant.