The anterior vs posterior discussion is gonna be ongoing for quite awhile, I think.
Apparently, some surgeons are attracted by the less invasive anterior approach, while others continue to prefer the posterior for reasons like you noted. My two posteriors, 20 years apart, we’re from young, aggressive surgeons - but, the ratio of anterior to posterior does seem to be increasing.
I’ve got a revision in my future on the 20 yo equipment, replacement of the cup liner and ball cover - be interesting to see, since no bone cutting is required, if it is candidate for an anterior approach.