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Glossary term

Intramedullary

Located within the medullary canal of a bone.

Updated 2026-02-241 alias3 sourcesUsed across articles and safety pages

Definition

Located within the medullary (marrow) canal of a bone.

Aliases

IM

Updated 2026-02-24

Sources

Paley D - PRECICE intramedullary limb lengthening system
Public sourceAccessed 2026-07-12
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. 2018
Public sourceAccessed 2026-02-25
Herzenberg JE, et al. "Tibial lengthening over intramedullary nails: A matched case comparison with Ilizarov tibial lengthening." Bone Joint Res. 2016
Public sourceAccessed 2026-02-25

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