Minimally Invasive Surgery

Joint replacement surgery is constantly undergoing changes to improve both the longevity of the components and also the surgical techniques used to place the components. Minimally-invasive surgery or MIS is a recent phenomenon that allows the surgeons to make smaller incisions and therefore perform less surgical dissection while still accurately placing the joint replacement components. Newer instruments have given surgeons the ability to perform the surgery through these smaller incisions, thereby, improving the patient’s recovery and allowing shorter hospital stays. The joint replacement surgeons at Denver-Vail Orthopedics have specialized training in minimally-invasive techniques. This surgery is not for everyone, but, your surgeon would be happy to discuss whether or not you are a candidate for this surgery.