They tried it with my wife’s knees, both of them, also paid for the injections of Hyaluronic acid, or rooster comb, as well.
Trying to realign it just made what was left on the other side wear that much faster, some relief of pain at first, but still ended up with both replaced.
I will say this, watching what my wife went through compared to my hip made me realize how lucky I was. I had my hip replaced on a Monday, my birthday actually, sent me home Tuesday, sat around the house Wednesday and Thursday and on Friday said screw it and went back to work. 30 days after I was up to a mile a day on top of my regular work movements with no problems, she is still fighting back 6 months later with stiffness and pain again.
Yeah, I’ve done the shots for several years and they provide relief for maybe a week, max.
Every single person I've ever talked to about the subject has said the same thing. Hip replacement, no big deal. Knee replacement, very painful recovery. Fortunately, at 67 I have neither hip nor knee problems. I seem to have a very robust skeletal system.