| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Such a rod or nail is inserted into the medullary canal or marrow space of a fractured bone so as to bridge the fracture and then, after the fracture is reduced (the opposed cortices are aligned, mated and compressed), bone screws or other fasteners are driven into the bone's lateral cortex and through corresponding holes or openings in the rod.
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