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Infection rates of total hip replacement in our clinic were 0.18% of 548 THR (lcases) for early infection and 1.12% of 447 THR (5 case) for late and deep infection in cases followed up more than 4 years.
Infection seemed to occur most frequently in RA cases and hips operated-on multiple times.
Two out of the 6 infected cases revealed bacteria with culturing of the hip joint tissue.
Bone scintigraphy was beneficial for diagnosis of the extent of infection.
The possibility existed in one case that infection was caused by intramuscular injection into the gluteal muscle.
