Definition
A metal rod that is inserted into the medullary canal (the hollow center) of a long bone to stabilize and support the bone during healing.
Aliases
intramedullary nail, intramedullary rod
Sources
- Paley D - PRECICE intramedullary limb lengthening systemPublic source
- Fragomen AT, Nguyen J, Rozbruch SR, et al. "A Comparison of Femoral Lengthening Methods Favors the Magnetic Internal Lengthening Nail When Compared with Lengthening Over a Nail." HSS J. 2018Public source
- Herzenberg JE, et al. "Tibial lengthening over intramedullary nails: A matched case comparison with Ilizarov tibial lengthening." Bone Joint Res. 2016Public source
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