In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1A, fixation element 100 can be manufactured from a wire, a laser cut tube or a chemical etched tube or sheet made of metal, for example Nickel-Titanium alloy, stainless steel titanium, cobalt-based alloy, or a polymer including a shape memory polymer with or without the addition of radio-opaque material e.g. barium sulfate or can be manufactured from any known and/