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Surgically remove infection in bad hip what is the recovery time?
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It depends: It depends on how bad was that infection . It there was no bone involvement (only muscles and skin) then i will heal faster. Bone usually takes 6-8 weeks to heal completely.
Answered 1/5/2019
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