OA of Hip Joint, Cartilage Regeneration, Stem Cells

I am in the same boat with the exception that I am 45.   The only thing i have been able to find is that this procedure (cartilage regeneration) is that is currently being done for dogs with OA of the hips.  I am currently using the prescription "Limbrel" combined with glucosamine and fish oil in hope of avoiding total hip replacement/resurfacing until someone develops a stem cell protocal.  It has been about two months and I have had improved range of motion and decreased pain.

One promising treatment (though not a cure of the type you mentioned) is the use of arthroscopic surgery to treat torn cartilege, bone spurs, and even some cases of arthritis in the hip. This surgery is not yet very widespread. Howeever, where I live (Washington DC) there are a few orthapedic surgeons who are able to do it.  No surgery can be taken lightly. But, if given the choice of having arthoscopic surgery (where you may be out of the hospital the same day and back on your feet in a few days) or hip replacement surgery (where the hospital stay is longer and the recovery time is months or longer) I would defintely choose arthroscopic.

I (48 year old female) am also in the same boat and willing to participate in a study.  The only thing I have seen is a study I found on ClinicalTrials.gov but it is being performed in Cairo!  Where are the US studies being performed????  I read an article on an airplane magazine a couple of years ago that cited a study in the US, I did not save the article but it was performed on a young 40 + female and it was very successful...perhaps if memory serves me correct in was performed in Texas...does this ring a bell to anyone?