Hi Jaye-

I've had 3 hip replacements in the same hip ( due to dislocation at birth). The first one lasted 10 years. The second one felt the best, but the orthopedic surgeon didn't put in hardware to hold it together--which is the way it is usually done, and would have been fine, except that I have dyskinesia from pd meds...and dislocated THREE times after the surgery. (not pleasant!) So he had to operate again to add the nuts and bolts that hold the hip together when the dyskinesias occur.

Make sure your surgeon knows that you'll need the hardware. Most patients don't generally need it, so the surgeon will let the cells of your body adhere to the new prosthesis. This, however, doesn't work with parkies.

Good luck to you!

Diann