JBJS, April 1, 2001, Volume 83, Issue 4

Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty After Infection

G. M. Robbins, MB, BS, FRCS(ORTH) B. A. Masri, MD, FRCS(C) D. S. Garbuz, MD, MHSc, FRCS(C) C. P. Duncan, MB, MSc, FRCS(C)

Hip

Only a few of the more than 200,000 total hip arthroplasties performed annually in the United States are done after an infection of the hip joint or the proximal aspect of the femur.

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