Council Bluffs, IA 08/26/2015 – Pauline Kapoun, 60, had put off hip replacement surgery for years until the pain made walking and daily activities difficult. That was when she decided to see Dr. C. Kent Boese, an orthopedic surgeon with Miller Orthopedic Specialists, who performs a less invasive surgical technique for hip replacement called the Anterior Approach. This procedure helped Pauline, and other patients, recover sooner with less pain and fewer restrictions than traditional hip replacement surgery.

The Anterior Approach allows the surgeon to work between the patient’s muscles and tissues without detaching them from either the hip or thighbones, sparing the tissue from trauma. In traditional approaches to hip replacement, surgeons make the incision on the back or side, which requires them to cut and detach muscles to get to the hip.
“Many candidates for hip replacement surgery come in expecting a long and sometimes painful recovery and they are quite relieved to learn that we have a way that can get them back on their feet and to their normal activities much sooner than they think,” explained Dr. Boese.

“I could not believe that, when I came to, I felt great,” Pauline said. She was walking several days after the surgery, sometimes without a walker or cane. She continues, “My experience has been wonderful and to me, this surgery was life changing. Two months after surgery, I am back to activities I love without dealing with the pain.”

For more information about the Anterior Approach or to schedule a consultation for this procedure, please call the main office at 712-323-5333 or visit millerortho.com. Dr. Boese has several clinics throughout Southwest Iowa and Nebraska including Council Bluffs, Clarinda, Denison, Manning and Omaha. Miller Orthopedic Specialists has served the Council Bluffs/Omaha area for over 40 years. The goal is restore patients to optimum health as quickly and safely as possible.

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