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Thanks all for your experiences.
I have been suffering with similar complaints for about 2 years. My discomfort is expressed as tighteness in my thigh muscles, and craking whenever I rotate around the head of the femur.
I spoke with my orthopedic surgeon 2 yrs ago. Lat month when he noticed that i was listing as i walked (the arthritis has taken all the cartilidge out of the joint, so my right leg is 1/2" shorter than my left) he redid an MRI.
We talked of a resurfacing, and he recommended against it. He said that the stress placed on the bond could be very high in my case (6', 220 lbs) that it was too high a risk.
I am now scheduled for full replacement at the end of august.
Thanks for all the insights.
RefProf
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