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  • Less than 4 months ago my patellar tendon totally separated from my quadriceps muscles while I was normally walking down the stairs at home. Dr. Rainer was summoned by the E.R. Physician in Community Hospital once it was determined from the x-ray and my inability to lift up my lower leg that I had...
  • Dr Rainer replaced my left knee in January 2023. Lots of pain but he called and reassured me to take the pain meds as described. That helped so much. Plus the fact that HE called me. How many doctors do that. Dr Rainer also replaced my right hip in April 2023. Much easier.
  • I have had a very positive experience with Dr. William Rainer and my recent Direct Anterior Hip Replacement surgery. I felt like I was in good hands the day of my surgery with all the assistance provided by doctors, assistants, nurses, and aides at Community Hospital. With my successful surgery comp...
Comprehensive Care to Help Patients Recover Faster and Get Back to Doing What they Enjoy
William G. Rainer III, DO, - Hip & Knee Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeon, Grand Junction, CO

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.

Community Hospital
Partial & Total Knee Replacement
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

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
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.

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

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

  • 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...

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

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