“INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL””NAIL””””IM NAIL”””
AN INTERNAL FIXATOR INSERTED INTO THE MEDULLARY CANAL OR CAVITY OF A LONG BONE THROUGH THE SITE OF THE FRACTURE TO BRING FRACTURE ENDS TOGETHER FOR UNION. THIS STABILIZES /SPLINTS THE FRACTURE AND REDUCES PAIN**INSERTION IS ALWAYS AT THE PROXIMAL OR DISTAL END OF THE LONG BONE*CAN BE LOCKED WITH LOCKING SCREWS TO PREVENT TURNING IN THE IM CANAL