A cannulated bar is differentiated from a standard medical cannula by its greater outer diameter and wall thickness.
Cannulated bars are used as intramedullary rods for the fixation of long bone fractures.
[1] The central hollow promotes marrow regrowth.
In this application, a Kirschner wire may be fed through the hollow to provide fixation and traction at each end of the implant.
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