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James Johnson’s hip damage wasn’t the result of an accident, an illness, or the repetitive motion wear-and-tear of certain sports or jobs.  It was simply a matter of time and the development of osteoarthritis in his hip.

As the cushioning tissues in his hip degenerated, he began to experience the pain of bone-on-bone contact while walking.  “Certain movements would cause a flash of pain and my leg would collapse.  I’m in the process of moving to a home in Colorado that has lots of stairs, and I couldn’t manage stairs at all.  I had to do something.”