20 may be placed by the surgeon in a bending device 118 jaw structure comprising three rollers 120 122 124 with one roller 120 acting as a fulcrum and two opposite rollers 122 124 applying forces in the direction of arrows 130 132 when the handles 134 136 of the device are squeezed together in the direction of arrows 138 140 proximal end section 32 will be bent relative to central section 24 to form bend 72 as best illustrated in fig3 and as previously described the same procedure may be used by the surgeon to bend distal end section 34 just prior to insertion within intramedullary canal 10 a this aspect of the invention allows the surgeon to custom bend these or other portions of the nail 20 to suit the anatomy and or needs of a particular patient prior to or during surgery other embodiments for an intramedullary nail for insertion in an intramedullary canal to repair fractures or osteotomies of a long bone are also contemplated according to one aspect the nail includes an elongate member having a longitudinal axis a proximal end section and a distal end section and a central solid section extending therebetween the proximal end section includes a fastener receiving portion enlarged relative to the.