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…Danny Witt was 28 when he first found out he had arthritis in his hip. The Ponte Vedra Beach tennis coach learned to live with the pain, but it progressively became worse.

Now at age 43, he opted for a unique approach (hip resurfacing) with Dr. Brett Frykberg, orthopedic surgeon at Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute, that would allow him to keep more of his own hip bone as opposed to a total hip replacement…

…”Hip resurfacing unlike total hip has no restrictions. Once recovered, people can return to normal activities such as running, biking, swimming, hockey and baseball,” Dr. Frykberg said. “Resurfacing allows that high level of activity, which total hip replacement does not do. People can do all the things they did before without restrictions. You keep most of your own bone and your range of motion is better.”

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For Witt, he’s able to run again and play tennis without pain.

“It’s been great,” Witt added. “Outside of my job, I still like to stay fit and work out a lot. Even when I’m on the tennis court, I can move around better now. It’s just awesome.”