A tissue connector apparatus comprising: at least one tissue connector including a first tissue connector having a first base with a side surface, the side surface having a center axis that defines mutually perpendicular axial and radial directions relative to the first base, the first base having a radius dimension between the center axis and the side surface, the first base having a proximal end surface and a distal end surface at axially opposite ends of the side surface; a first hook secured to the first base; and a cord (16, 54, 56, 114, 112, 116) having a first end and a second end, and said cord second end having a first portion, a second portion and an intermediate portion, said cord connected to the first tissue connector and extending from the base proximal end surface; and a releasable one-way cord lock through which the cord second end (56, 114, 112, 116) passes, said releasable one-way cord lock being operable to lock the cord second end (56, 114, 112, 116) to the first base and thereby adjust the length of the cord (56, 114) extending from the first tissue connector; wherein the first tissue connector has an interior bore and a pin extending across the interior bore, and the intermediate portion of the cord is tied in a knot around the pin, thereby attaching the cord second end to the first tissue connector; and the releasable one-way cord lock comprises a lock pin axially slidably disposed in a pair of axially extending slots disposed in the base, said lock pin extending across the interior bore of the first base, and an actuator surrounding the base side surface and axially slidable between first and second positions relative to the first base, said actuator secured to the lock pin, whereby movement of the actuator to a first position causes the lock pin to engage against the cord intermediate portion to prevent the knot from rotating around the pin in a direction corresponding to movement of the first portion away from the proximal end surface of the first tissue connector but permit the knot to rotate around the pin in a direction opposite the direction corresponding to movement of the first portion away from the proximal end surface of the first tissue connector wherein the first base proximal end surface has a tapered configuration that tapers as the first base proximal end surface extends axially away from the first base side surface. at least one tissue connector including a first tissue connector having a first base with a side surface, the side surface having a center axis that defines mutually perpendicular axial and radial directions relative to the first base, the first base having a radius dimension between the center axis and the side surface, the first base having a proximal end surface and a distal end surface at axially opposite ends of the side surface; a first hook secured to the first base; and a cord (16, 54, 56, 114, 112, 116) having a first end and a second end, and said cord second end having a first portion, a second portion and an intermediate portion, said cord connected to the first tissue connector and extending from the base proximal end surface; and a releasable one-way cord lock through which the cord second end (56, 114, 112, 116) passes, said releasable one-way cord lock being operable to lock the cord second end (56, 114, 112, 116) to the first base and thereby adjust the length of the cord (56, 114) extending from the first tissue connector; wherein the first tissue connector has an interior bore and a pin extending across the interior bore, and the intermediate portion of the cord is tied in a knot around the pin, thereby attaching the cord second end to the first tissue connector; and the releasable one-way cord lock comprises a lock pin axially slidably disposed in a pair of axially extending slots disposed in the base, said lock pin extending across the interior bore of the first base, and an actuator surrounding the base side surface and axially slidable between first and second positions relative to the first base, said actuator secured to the lock pin, whereby movement of the actuator to a first position causes the lock pin to engage against the cord intermediate portion to prevent the knot from rotating around the pin in a direction corresponding to movement of the first portion away from the proximal end surface of the first tissue connector but permit the knot to rotate around the pin in a direction opposite the direction corresponding to movement of the first portion away from the proximal end surface of the first tissue connector wherein the first base proximal end surface has a tapered configuration that tapers as the first base proximal end surface extends axially away from the first base side surface.