Patent ID: 8361155

Claim:
A method of impaction grafting performed during anular reconstruction, the method comprising: identifying a defect of an anulus fibrosus of an intervertebral disc; providing an anchored implant comprising a bone anchoring member and an engagement member; positioning said engagement member proximate an outer surface of a vertebral body adjacent the defect; engaging soft tissue within the defect with the engagement member; partially implanting said bone anchoring member within the outer surface of a vertebral body adjacent the defect; wherein the bone anchoring member is inserted at an angle substantially perpendicular to the outer surface of the vertebral body; displacing said soft tissue from the defect and into a disc space of the intervertebral disc using the engagement member; fully implanting the bone anchoring member within said outer surface of said vertebral body; wherein no portion of the bone anchoring member extends proud of the outer surface of the vertebral body; and wherein said engagement member contains said soft tissue, thereby preventing said soft tissue from exiting through the defect.