In March of last year I started having pain in my groin area. I had a CT which showed I have Osteoarthritis in both hips mainly my left. I then had an MRI just to confirm the CT findings. MRI shows Moderate to Severe osteoarthritic joint space narrowing and spurring of the bilateral hips, left greater than the right. There is moderate sized left hip joint effusion w/scattered foci of synovial proliferation, consistent with chronic synovitis and secondary to degenerative change. It shows I have a tear in the left labrum. The pain is daily and is causing day to day limitations in walking and other activities.  I also have RA which is controlled by medication. I read about this treatment and if I'm a candidate for this I would rather do this than have to have a hip replacement.