intramedullary rod

Cannulated bars are used as intramedullary rods for the fixation of long bone fractures.

The Albizzia Nail is an intramedullary rod used in limb lengthening.

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D. Paley used simultaneously external device (Ilizarov device, one-sided "Orthofix" device), and intramedullary rod for hip lengthening.

Examples include intramedullary rods used to treat bone fractures in orthopedic surgery and intramedullary tumors occurring in some forms of cancer or benign tumors such as an enchondroma.

Traction and splinting developed during World War I. The use of intramedullary rods to treat fractures of the femur and tibia was pioneered by Gerhard Küntscher of Germany.

An intramedullary rod, also known as an intramedullary nail (IM nail) or inter-locking nail or Küntscher nail, is a metal rod forced into the medullary cavity of a bone.