A suture apparatus can include a surgical cable having a plurality of woven shape retaining wires. The surgical cable can have a leading end portion and a trailing end portion. The suture apparatus can include a leader connected to the leading end portion of the surgical cable and can be configured to be advanced around bone portions. The woven shape-retaining wires of the cable can be configured to form a twist lock of the surgical cable by twisting of the surgical cable leading and trailing end portions together.