Radial head reduction technique. A, Periosteal elevator is used to lever distal fragment laterally while thumb pushes proximal fragment medially. B, Kirschner wires are used to assist reduction if necessary. (Redrawn from Erickson M, Frick S: Fractures of the proximal radius and ulna. In Beaty JH, Kasser JR, editors: Rockwood and Wilkins’ fractures in children, ed 7, Philadelphia, 2010, Wolters Kluwer.) SEE TECHNIQUE 36.12.