A bone fixation device comprising: (a) a first spine and a second spine ; (b) at least two distal arms extending from a distal end of the first and second spines , each of the at least two distal arms comprising: (i) at least one distal bone tine ; and (ii) at least one distal arm deformation feature defined in at least one of the at least two distal arms , wherein the at least one distal arm deformation feature is configured to facilitate deformation of the at least one of the at least two distal arms , wherein the at least two distal arms are configured to be positionable around a bone; (c) at least two proximal arms extending from a proximal end of the first and second spines , each of the at least two proximal arms comprising: (i) at least one proximal bone tine ; and (ii) at least one proximal arm deformation feature defined in at least one of the at least two proximal arms , wherein the at least one proximal arm deformation feature is configured to facilitate deformation of the at least one of the at least two proximal arms , wherein the at least two proximal arms are configured to be positionable around a bone; and (d) at least one opening defined in the bone fixation device , wherein the opening is sized and shaped to receive a portion of an implantation tool , characterized in that the first spine comprises a first curved inner edge that extends from the distal end to the proximal end and the second spine comprises a second curved inner edge that extends from the distal end to the proximal end. (a) a first spine and a second spine ; (b) at least two distal arms extending from a distal end of the first and second spines , each of the at least two distal arms comprising: (i) at least one distal bone tine ; and (ii) at least one distal arm deformation feature defined in at least one of the at least two distal arms , wherein the at least one distal arm deformation feature is configured to facilitate deformation of the at least one of the at least two distal arms , wherein the at least two distal arms are configured to be positionable around a bone; (i) at least one distal bone tine ; and (ii) at least one distal arm deformation feature defined in at least one of the at least two distal arms , wherein the at least one distal arm deformation feature is configured to facilitate deformation of the at least one of the at least two distal arms , wherein the at least two distal arms are configured to be positionable around a bone; (c) at least two proximal arms extending from a proximal end of the first and second spines , each of the at least two proximal arms comprising: (i) at least one proximal bone tine ; and (ii) at least one proximal arm deformation feature defined in at least one of the at least two proximal arms , wherein the at least one proximal arm deformation feature is configured to facilitate deformation of the at least one of the at least two proximal arms , wherein the at least two proximal arms are configured to be positionable around a bone; and (i) at least one proximal bone tine ; and (ii) at least one proximal arm deformation feature defined in at least one of the at least two proximal arms , wherein the at least one proximal arm deformation feature is configured to facilitate deformation of the at least one of the at least two proximal arms , (d) at least one opening defined in the bone fixation device , wherein the opening is sized and shaped to receive a portion of an implantation tool , <EOS>