Ulnar or Radial Shortening Osteotomy With a Single Saw Cut (original) (raw)

Ulnar and radial shortening osteotomies are established procedures with specific indications for pathology involving the wrist. This paper discusses optimal techniques and challenges in performing these procedures, particularly the advantages of using a single saw cut with stacked blades to achieve precise bone shortening while reducing nonunion rates. It emphasizes the economic efficiency of this method compared to traditional techniques and provides detailed recommendations for the saw blades and approaches to achieve desired shortening measurements.