Recent reports suggest that hip joints may be preserved rather than replaced, potentially extending their lifespan significantly compared to traditional replacements. Dr. Michael B. Millis highlights that correcting joint mechanics can prevent further degeneration and complications associated with hip issues. Legal actions have been taken by patients against the DePuy Pinnacle hip implant due to reported faults, despite the company's continued market presence.

2.  Patients who have problems with their hips go
through lengths in order to reduce the pain and
would rather not delay their hip replacement
procedure because it will just prolong their agony,
however, recent health reports say that it may be
possible to preserve diseased hip joints without
replacing the joints. This new practice may be able
to extend the hip joints to last for a lifetime instead
of having a hip replacement that may only last for
15 to 20 years, several orthopedic specialists say.
The complications that often result to the
destruction of the hip joints are often correctible,
according to Dr. Michael B. Millis, because they
have a pattern that needs to be corrected before
they cause further and irreversible damage.

3.  The lecturer Dr Millis is a professor of orthopedic surgery in
Harvard Medical School and he gave a lecture regarding this topic
which was entitled “Joint-preserving Surgery for the Mature Hip” at
the John Hopkins University Orthopedic Review Course in Baltimore,
according to the Netorthodoc. When the problems in the joint
mechanics are resolved, the process in the degeneration of the joints
may be stopped in its progression. Instead of just replacing the
damaged joints, orthopedists are encouraged by Dr Millis to try and
preserve them first. In using the traditional technique, the hip
replacement procedure may last for one to two hours. The health
parts remain intact while the surgeon removes the diseased portion.

4.  Impingement syndrome is one of the causes of osteoarthritis
since it damages the rim and the adjacent acetabular
cartilage. It was found that femoro-acetabular impingement
may be caused by static overload and intra-articular
incompatibility. This mechanical problem may also occur in
total hip replacements when there are some flaws to the
implant design. Several hip implants have been noted to fail
much early compared to the expected life of these hip
replacements. Men and women often get hip replacement at
the age of 60 years old but now there are more and more
patients younger than 60 who get their hips replaced.

5.  There were DePuy Pinnacle hip devein legal action taken by distressed
patients against the manufacturer of the implant because of claims that the
device was faulty. Numerous complaints against the Pinnacle hip system of
DePuy Orthopaedics did not make any difference to change the stand of the
company in its choice to still keep it in the market. There might be some news
regarding the matter at the DePuy Pinnacle Lawsuit Information Center at
depuypinnaclelawsuit.com to stay updated on the current issues on hip
replacements.
 URL References:
 niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Hip_Replacement/
 netorthodoc.org/1066/1066.pdf
 dukehealth.org/health_library/advice_from_doctors/bodies-in-motion/hip-
preservation-surgery