title: Miniarthrotomy assisted percutaneous screw fixation for displaced medial malleolus fractures - A novel technique.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe here a technique of miniarthrotomy assisted percutaneous screw insertion for displaced Herscovici type B and C medial malleolar fractures.
  
  
  METHODS
  Incision was made centred over the superomedial angle of the ankle mortise, about half a cm medial to tibialis anterior. Arthrotomy was done and reduction obtained. Percuntaneously, two 4 mm cancellous cannulated screws were inserted through medial malleolus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This approach allows direct visualization of reduction, removal of entrapped soft tissue and preservation of saphenous vein and nerve.
authors.affiliation: Registrar, Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Pramod
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saini
authors.affiliation: Registrar, Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Abhinav
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aggrawal
authors.affiliation: Registrar, Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meena
authors.affiliation: Additional Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Trikha
authors.affiliation: Registrar, Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Samarth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mittal
keywords: Medial malleolus; Miniarthrotomy; Percutaneous screws