A cerclage device includes a base member, a cerclage member, and a drive member. The base member has a length sufficient to allow for manual holding by a user, an interior space extending from a distal end toward a proximal end, and a slot extending from the distal end toward the proximal end. The cerclage member has a long side with a proximal end and a distal end and a curvature in one direction about its long side at least at the distal end. The cerclage member allows for attaching a suture and fits within and is straightened by the base member within the interior space when in a retracted position. When the drive member is attached to the cerclage member movement of the engagement portion in the slot pushes and pulls the cerclage member to/from the straightened position from/to the extended curved position.