A fastener including at least an element to be anchored in an anatomical
support, at least a stop element relative to a planar prosthetic
component to be fixed, and a linking rod is characterised in that the
linking rod is rectilinear and the junction zones of the anchoring
element and the stop element with the linking rod enable the fastener to
adopt: a non-stressed stripping configuration; a maximum stress
configuration, doubled up on itself, for example in a tubular
configuration by complete insertion of the fastener into a tube, and a
minimum stress configuration, wherein the respective directions of the
stop element and the anchoring element form between them, for example in
the same plane, an angle not greater than 90.degree..