Journal of Musculoskeletal Trauma

Original Article

Avascular Necrosis After the Fracture of the Neck of the Talus: Chang Ju Lee, Won Ho Cho, Ho Guen Chang, Byung Il Min; J Korean Soc Fract 1989;2(2):194-201. Published online November 30, 1989; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.1989.2.2.194

Abstract PDF: Avascular necrosis was a frequent complication of the fracture of the neck of the talus. Hawkins described a subchondral radiolucency visible in the body of the talus six to eight weeks after fracture. This sign has proved to be a useful objective prognostic sign; the presence of this sign would not undergo avscular necrosis. In eleven patients, serial roetgenograms were examined for this phenomenon. The results were as follows: 1. Six fractures that had the Hawkins sign did not undergo avascular necrosis. 2. Also, we experienced two cases of partial Hawkins sign which developed the partial avascular necrosis.

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