FRACTURE OF THE ANTERIOR COLLICULUS

The authors retrospectively reviewed 33 cases of fracture involving th e anterior colliculus of the medial malleolus to examine clinical resu lts of operative treatment for these fractures. Although this injury a ppears innocuous, it can be difficult to obtain stable fixation of the fragment intraoperatively, and painful nonunion can result. A simple reduction maneuver and method of tension band fixation are described.