Apparatus for securing an object to bone, said apparatus comprising: an anchor , said anchor comprising: a body comprising an opening for receiving a filament therein and an annular shoulder at its proximal end; and a locking element movably disposed within said body for selectively locking said filament to said body ; and an inserter for deploying said anchor in bone, said inserter comprising: a handle ; an overtube extending distally from said handle said overtube comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is fixedly attached to the handle , and wherein the distal end is configured to engage the bone and to receive the anchor ; a hollow shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end , wherein said hollow shaft is movably disposed within said overtube , and said hollow shaft comprises, at its distal end, a counterbore which is sized so as to receive a proximal end of the body of the anchor such that said body of said anchor is releasably mechanically connected to the distal end of the hollow shaft in a male/female connection with a distal end surface of the hollow shaft being seated against said annular shoulder of body ; and wherein said inserter further comprises an elongated member comprising a proximal end and a distal end , wherein of said elongated member is movably disposed within said hollow shaft , wherein the distal end of said elongated member is connected to said locking element . an anchor , said anchor comprising: a body comprising an opening for receiving a filament therein and an annular shoulder at its proximal end; and a locking element movably disposed within said body for selectively locking said filament to said body ; and a body comprising an opening for receiving a filament therein and an annular shoulder at its proximal end; and a locking element movably disposed within said body for selectively locking said filament to said body ; and an inserter for deploying said anchor in bone, said inserter comprising: a handle ; an overtube extending distally from said handle said overtube comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is fixedly attached to the handle , and wherein the distal end is configured to engage the bone and to receive the anchor ; a hollow shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end , wherein said hollow shaft is movably disposed within said overtube , and said hollow shaft comprises, at its distal end, a counterbore which is sized so as to receive a proximal end of the body of the anchor such that said body of said anchor is releasably mechanically connected to the distal end of the hollow shaft in a male/female connection with a distal end surface of the hollow shaft being seated against said annular shoulder of body ; and a handle ; an overtube extending distally from said handle said overtube comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is fixedly attached to the handle , and wherein the distal end is configured to engage the bone and to receive the anchor ; a hollow shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end , wherein said hollow shaft is movably disposed within said overtube , and said hollow shaft comprises, at its distal end, a counterbore which is sized so as to receive a proximal end of the body of the anchor such that said body of said anchor is releasably mechanically connected to the distal end of the hollow shaft in a male/female connection with a distal end surface of the hollow shaft being seated against said annular shoulder of body ; and wherein said inserter further comprises an elongated member comprising a proximal end and a distal end , wherein of said elongated member is movably disposed within said hollow shaft , wherein the distal end of said elongated member is connected to said locking element . <EOS>