Very many causes have been described on the cause of lateral popliteal nerve injury in the fractures of the tibial condyle . This kind of lateral popliteal nerve injury usually follows tight bandages , native splint application and surgeries on the tibial condyle and tumour surgeries of upper end of tibia and fibula . In this report we would like to share that primary foot drop in minimally depressed tibial condyle fracture h been encountered.