1. Volume 3, Issue 1, Pages 1-4 (March 2019)
A new technique for olecranon osteotomy in the treatment of distal humeral fractures 
Duncan C. Ramsey, MD, MPH, Austin R. Thompson, BS, Omar F. Nazir, MD, Adam J. Mirarchi, MD 
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2. Figure 1 A precontoured olecranon plate is affixed to the olecranon.
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3. Figure 2
A Gigli saw is passed anterior to the olecranon using a curved hemostat.
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4. Figure 3
The osteotomy is created by directing the Gigli saw distally, and the cut is made posteriorly.
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5. Figure 4
The plate, proximal olecranon fragment, and extensor mechanism are retracted en bloc.
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6. Figure 5
Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs showing anatomic union of osteotomy site at 6 months postoperatively.
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