I would need a total hip replacement if I am left with arthritis. I am in the risk group, but the surgeon, Dr. Chip Routt at Harborview, tells me he is satisfied that 3 plates and 8 screws he put in me will work well enough to avoid it, a "durable hip," he calls it. I sure want to avoid another surgery and the post-op habits that patient needs to adopt are very cumbersome.

See you on the trails and roads August 15. I misspelled my own name in my original post!

Ron Hebron in Seattle

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