Isikhonkwane se-Intramedullary lutyando olufakwe ukunyanga ukuphuka kwamathambo amade, afana ne-femur (ithambo lethanga) kunye ne-tibia (i-shinbone). I-lt's a long, metal rod that isnsted in the hollow center of the bone (medullary canal), ukubonelela ngenkxaso yangaphakathi kunye nokuzinza kwi-breakbone.ehlala isetyenziswa kwiimeko ze-compleXfractures okanye xa ukulungiswa kwangaphandle kungafanelekanga.Banokuncedisa ukukhuthaza ukuphilisa kunye nokunciphisa umngcipheko weengxaki, ezifana ne-nonunion okanye i-malunion.