Glossary term
Reaming
Widening of the intramedullary canal to prepare for nail insertion.
Updated 2026-02-240 aliases3 sourcesUsed across articles and safety pages
Definition
A surgical technique in which the intramedullary canal of a bone is widened using a reamer to prepare it for insertion of an intramedullary nail.
Updated 2026-02-24
Sources
- Paley D - PRECICE intramedullary limb lengthening systemother_publicAccessed 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. 2018other_publicAccessed 2026-02-25
- Herzenberg JE, et al. "Tibial lengthening over intramedullary nails: A matched case comparison with Ilizarov tibial lengthening." Bone Joint Res. 2016other_publicAccessed 2026-02-25
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