The process of bringing together chromosomes fragments resulting from DNA damage. Broken chromosome tethering during mitosis ensures clustered segregation of the fragments to a single daughter cell nucleus, facilitating re-ligation with limited chromosome scattering and loss and enhancing genome integrity. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37165191 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37316668 ]