@lioness thank you for your reply,, I dont have the answer to any of this,, but when I stand up from a sitting position, I am stuck in a bent position,, till it ( for lack of a better term,, being as I dont know what its doing).. snaps back or pops back into place.. and its super painful, the pain is in the groin area and the upper thigh,, the pain I have is severe when I bend over,, there is also a lump down the front of my thigh ever since the surgery.. So what is the radiologist meaning when he says the fixture is "loosening". Thanks again..