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  2. Intramedullary rod - Wikipedia

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    An intramedullary rod, also known as an intramedullary nail (IM nail) or inter-locking nail or Küntscher nail (without proximal or distal fixation), is a metal rod forced into the medullary cavity of a bone. IM nails have long been used to treat fractures of long bones of the body.

  3. Osteotomy - Wikipedia

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    A subtrochanteric blade plate or an intramedullary rod can be used to stabilize the osteotomy site in a femoral derotation osteotomy until compete bone healing is achieved; an approach employing an intramedullary rod is much less invasive than one using a subtrochanteric blade plate. [citation needed]}

  4. Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia - Wikipedia

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    Intramedullary stabilization involves inserting a rod or nail into the tibial medullary canal. This offers structural support from within the affected bone, allowing for bone alignment and union. Surgeons may opt for flexible or rigid intramedullary nails depending on patient-specific factors such as age, pseudarthrosis severity and any ...

  5. Femoral fracture - Wikipedia

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    For femoral shaft fractures, reduction and intramedullary nailing is currently recommended. [14] The bone is re-aligned, then a metal rod is placed into the femoral bone marrow, and secured with nails at either end. This method offers less exposure, a 98–99% union rate, lower infection rates (1–2%) and less muscular scarring. [14] [15] [17]

  6. Medullary cavity - Wikipedia

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    Intramedullary is a medical term meaning the inside of a bone. 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 .

  7. Distraction osteogenesis - Wikipedia

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    Distraction osteogenesis (DO) is used in orthopedic surgery, and oral and maxillofacial surgery to repair skeletal deformities and in reconstructive surgery. [1] [2] [3] It was originally used to treat problems like unequal leg length, but since the 1980s is most commonly used to treat issues like hemifacial microsomia, micrognathism (chin so small it causes health problems), craniofrontonasal ...

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  9. Osteogenesis imperfecta - Wikipedia

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    Telescoping IM rods are widely used, [119] and the common Fassier–Duval IM rod is designed to be used to rod the femur, tibia, and humerus. [120]: 1 The surgery involves breaking the long bones in between one and three (or more) [119]: Figure 4 places, then fixing the rod alongside the bone to keep it straight. [120]: 11