What you end up with is a removal replacement of the femoral head (the ball) and acetabulum (the socket).

So, you wind up with titanium on plastic and/or ceramic...there are variations in materials.

I'm five weeks post-op on my second total hip replacement. the first was done about a year and a half before the second one.

For both, I chose a procedure called "Superpath", which is a minimally invasive procedure that leaves musculature virtually intact, even if it is a bit stretched. My Doc is the tops in the field, with more than a thousand of these under his belt.

I'm walking quite normally now. Off to PT in just a couple of minutes. Hope to get back on the bike for gentle riding in a week or two (I see the Doc next week).

The first hip (left) was more deteriorated, and I had developed a noticeable limp. When that happens, the rehab and recovery rate may be a bit slower (it was, for me...the second has been much easier since the right one was getting bad when this started, but not totally done in yet).

OP - find some surgeons and discuss options. Investigate the procedures - anterior, posterior, Superpath etc.

Good luck. Now I'm off to PT.