Nirschl technique for medial epicondylitis. A, Skin incision. B, Longitudinal exposure of tissue of flexor-pronator origin. C, Excision of pathologic tissue. D, Normal tissue of pronator origin left intact. E, Closure of defect in flexor-pronator origin with absorbable suture. (Redrawn from Dlabach JA, Baker CL: Lateral and medial epicondylitis in the overhead athlete, Oper Tech Orthop 11[1]:46–54, 2001.) SEE TECHNIQUE 46.12.