A scissors-like, heavy-duty, hand-held manual surgical instrument specifically designed to compress (pinch) fixation crimps that are applied to spinal fixation cable(s). The device is used in conjunction with a cable tensioner to lock into final position the cables used to apply force to a series of vertebrae to correct scoliosis (lateral curvature of the spine) or other spinal conditions. The device is typically designed to be operated by a surgeon with the cable(s) in situ. This is a reusable device.