William G. Rainer III, DO
- Fellowship Trained in Adult Hip and Knee Joint Reconstruction
- Orthopedic and Joint Reconstruction training at the Mayo Clinic and Dartmouth Health
- Subspecialty focuses including Direct Anterior Hip Replacement and Robotic Joint Replacement
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Getting You Back on

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Minimally Invasive Solutions
Getting You Back to Doing

What You Enjoy

Excellence in Orthopedic Care
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Same-Day Joint Replacement

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I consider myself very lucky to have been introduced to Dr. Rainer in 2022 after suffering with hip pain for several months. He diagnosed the pain as severe arthritis and suggested a complete replacement of the left hip joint. The surgery was a complete success and three weeks later I was in Italy h...
I cannot begin to tell you what an amazing experience I had having my hip replacement with Dr. Rainer. I'd never had surgery before and I was scared to death. After my initial consultation, Dr. Rainer and his staff put my mind at ease. I'm an avid hiker and kayaker and all my activities were put on ...
Never having any surgery before,I resisted having my hip replaced despite constant pain. (I was 79 at the time) After much research I contacted Dr. Rainer who so impressed me with his knowledge and confident attitude that I decided to go ahead with the operation. He used the newer anterior approach...

Comprehensive Care to Help Patients Recover Faster and Get Back to Doing What they Enjoy

William G. Rainer III,DOHip & Knee Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Rainer is an orthopedic surgeon located on the Western Slope, Colorado. He primarily practices in Grand Junction, Colorado, at Western Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and operates at both Community Hospital and Canyon View Surgery Center.

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Partial & Total
Knee Replacement

Unicompartmental knee replacement is a minimally invasive surgery in which only the damaged compartment of the knee is replaced with an implant. It is also called a partial knee replacement.

Anterior
Hip Replacement

Anterior hip replacement is a minimally invasive hip surgery performed to replace the hip joint without cutting through any muscles. It is also referred to as muscle sparing surgery because no muscles are cut enabling...

VELYS™ Robotic
Assisted Solutions

Dr. William Rainer is the first in the state of Colorado to offer VELYS robotic assisted joint replacement for which he has had specialized training during fellowship for robotic joint replacement with additional certification uniquely for the VELYS procedure.
The VELYS robotic system improves precision and accuracy during surgery and specifically does not require additional CT scan preoperative imaging, which exposes patients to unnecessary radiation.

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Lymphedema Is a Significant Risk Factor for Failure After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Lymphedema is a chronic disease characterized by fluid buildup...

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The Open Triradiate Cartilage: How Young Is Too Young for Total Hip Arthroplasty?

There is, to our knowledge, no published literature regarding primary total hip arthroplasty...

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Pelvic Tilt and the Pubic Symphysis to Sacrococcygeal Junction Distance: Risk Factors for Hip Dislocation Observed on Anteroposterior Pelvis Radiographs

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Western Orthopedics
& Sports Medicine

2373 G Road, Suite 100
Grand Junction, CO 81505-USA

01(970) 245-0484

Monday - Friday : 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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