Hip replacement, studied as carefully as it is performed.
Dr. Amir Khoshbin is an orthopaedic surgeon and researcher at St. Michael's Hospital. His elective practice is direct anterior hip replacement, with complex revision hip reconstruction and trauma.
Division Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, and the inaugural Agnico Eagle Chair in Joint Arthroplasty.
Direct anterior hip replacement
Nearly all of Dr. Khoshbin's elective hip replacements use the direct anterior approach, a muscle-sparing technique performed on a specialised table, with the position of the implants and your leg length checked by live X-ray during surgery.
Alongside the operation itself, his research measures how these approaches actually perform, so the care he offers is guided by evidence rather than habit.
From referral to recovery
Every step has a plain-language guide: understanding hip arthritis, the tests that plan your surgery, getting ready, the operation itself, and week-by-week recovery.
Hip osteoarthritis
What is happening in the joint, and the steps from first symptoms to surgery.
Read the guide →Getting ready for surgery
The targets and steps that lower your risk and help you recover.
Read the guide →Your day of surgery
A step-by-step photo walkthrough of the day, from the anaesthetic to recovery.
Read →Recovery, week by week
What to expect from the day of surgery through the months that follow.
Read the guide →However you arrived here
For referring physicians
Anterior approach hip replacement, complex revision hip reconstruction, and trauma. Referrals are by fax, using a single one-page form, and are triaged by the surgical team.
Referral information →For patients and families
Plain-language guides for every step, from understanding your arthritis and preparing for surgery to recovery milestones once you are home.
Start with the guides →