TY - JOUR T1 - Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty After Infection AU - Robbins, G. M. AU - Masri, B. A. AU - Garbuz, D. S. AU - Duncan, C. P. Y1 - 2001/04/01 N1 - JO - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery SP - 601 EP - 601 VL - 83 IS - 4 N2 - Although some infections produce severe early destruction of the hip joint, most patients, if treated promptly, regain good hip function and do not present again until much later in life, when secondary degenerative changes have occurred1. It is therefore necessary to be aware of the possibility of a previous infection and to inquire about it specifically. SN - 0021-9355 M3 - doi: UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ER -