In one embodiment, the present invention includes an intramedullaryosteosynthesis orarthrodesis implant including a central body, a first pair of legs extendingfrom the central bodyto a pair of leg tips, and a second pair of legs extending from the centralbody, in a directionopposite the first pair of legs, to a pair of leg tips such that the centralbody, first pair of legs andsecond pair of legs are positioned alongside a longitudinal axis the centralbody having a widththe pair of tips of the first pair of legs having a width in a closed positionand a width in an openposition, the width in the closed position is less than the width of thecentral body and the widthin the open position is greater than the width of the central body and thepair of tips of thesecond pair of legs having a width in a closed position and a width in an openposition, the widthin the closed position is less than the width of the central body and thewidth in the open positionis greater than the width of the central body.
