2001 Volume 50 Issue 2 Pages 396-400
We evaluated the clinical results of talar fractures in twelve patients and thirteen feet. Eight patients were men, and four were women. The mean age of the patients was thirty-three years (range; 14 to 64). The type of fracture was classified by the Marti-Weber system. There were five type II fractures, five type III, and three type IV. Type I fractures are minor injuries, and were therefore excluded from this study. We used the Hawkins' scoring system for the evaluation of the clinical results.
The latest follow-up revealed five excellent results, seven good, and one fair. Hawkins' sign was seen on seven feet at an average of 7.5 weeks after the injury, but not on the remaining of six feet. Three progressed to the avascular necrosis of the talar body.
