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Free, reliable, surgeon-approved resources to help patients throughout their orthopaedic care journey
Booklets
Planning for Maximal Results: Preparing for your surgery
Hip & Knee Pre-surgery Patient Booklet: Guides pre-surgery hip and knee patients through the care path, advises questions to ask, offers a progress diary, and more.
Download Hip & Knee Pre-surgery Patient Booklet
Get Moving: Maximizing Your Activity After a Hip or Knee Replacement
Hip & Knee Post-surgery Patient Booklet: Encourages a return to mobility, offers helpful resources, exercises with images, a progress diary, and more.
Download Hip & Knee Post-surgery Patient Booklet
Foot & Ankle Surgery: Preparing For Your Best Results
Foot & Ankle Patient Booklet: Guides patients through the care path, identifies common questions and offers a progress diary.
Download Foot & Ankle Patient Booklet
Click here for specific foot & ankle procedure information sheets
Recovery From a Hip Fracture
Hip Fracture Patient Booklet: Helps hip fracture patients maximize their surgical outcomes and return to mobility. Suitable for patients and caregivers, provides information from a patient’s perspective.
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Click here for more information about recovering from a hip fracture
Tips For Recovery After Hip Replacement
Hip Replacement Patient Booklet: Provides information from a patient’s perspective, who is also a physician. Encourages improved fitness levels prior to surgery, identifies what to expect in the early post-operative period and reinforces rehab.
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The Hip Replacement booklet is also available in print format. To order in any quantity, send an email to [email protected].
A Parents’ Guide to Clubfoot and its treatment using the Ponseti Method
Ideal for parents of children with clubfoot and its treatment using the Ponseti Method of correction.
Download A Parents’ Guide to Clubfoot and its treatment using the Ponseti Method
The Clubfoot booklet is also available in print format. To order in any quantity, send an email to [email protected].
Videos
Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Patient Educational Videos
Ideal for display in waiting rooms, clinics and posting to hospital websites.
Hip and Knee Video by Dr. Mike Evans
A “visual whiteboard lecture” on how to prepare for hip & knee replacement. This video was made possible by funds raised at Sunnybrook Holland Orthopaedic & Arthritic Centre through Hip Hip Hooray!
Other Patient Resources
Ortho Connect Peer Support Service
Phone-based service for orthopaedic patients that provides real-world insight from real-world patients.
Learn more about Ortho Connect Peer Support Service
Stopping Smoking Before Surgery
Smoking Cessation Brochure: Program to support healthcare professionals in providing smoking cessation resources to patients.
Click here to download a smoking cessation brochure
OrthoLink E-newsletter
Quarterly electronic newsletter dedicated to bone and joint health.