Two-Stage Total Hip Arthroplasty for Primary Advanced Septic Arthritis of the Hip in Adults

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Radiographs of a 43-year-old man with pain in his right hip joint. (a) Anteroposterior X-ray and coronal CT images of the pelvis showed that the space of the hip joint became narrow and articular cartilage disappeared (arrow). Coronal MRI of the pelvis showed diffuse edema of the right femoral head. (b) X-ray examination of the hip joint at 4 months, 12 months, and 15 months after debridement operation. (c) The postoperative images of hip replacement at 7 days, 2 months, 5 months, and 15 months, respectively.

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