To evaluate the efficacy of infection elimination and functional outcomes of the resection hip arthroplasty (RHA) with m. vastus lateralis flap plasty in patients with chronic recurrent periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) one year or later after the surgery. We retrospectively studied the outcomes of 61 cases with recurrent PJI (more than 3 relapses). All patients underwent RHA with m. vastus lateralis flap plasty from the year 2005 to 2016. There were 35 males (63.6%) and 20 females (36.4%) with the mean age of 54 years. At least in one year after the surgery, the cases were analyzed for the absence of inflammation during the physical exam, functional result with the Harris hip score (HSS), quality of life with the Instrument for measurement of health-related quality of life scale and level of pain with the visual analogue scale (VAS). The results are presented as means with CI95%.Aim
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