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1. A method of joining adjacent bone structures comprising, in order, the steps of:
(a) providing a medical device having:
a first implant portion;
a second implant portion attached to the first implant portion; and
a driver assembly having an instrument adapted to form an opening in bone, the driver assembly being integrally connected to and removably attached to the second implant portion at a connection, distal from the first implant portion and the driver assembly further having a wire driver extending therefrom, distal from the first implant portion;
(b) inserting the wire driver into a wire driver tool;
(c) placing the first implant portion against a first bone structure;
(d) inserting the first implant portion into the first bone structure;
(e) removing the second implant portion from the driver assembly;
(f) using the driver assembly to form an opening in a second bone structure, adjacent to the first bone structure; and
(g) inserting the second implant portion into the opening.
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