Orthopedic surgery
Types of surgeries
Arthroscopy of the elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle
Shoulder Procedures
• Shoulder arthroscopy rotator cuff repair
• Shoulder arthroscopy acromioplasty/bursectomy
• Shoulder arthroscopy distal clavicle resection
• Arthroscopic shoulder tenodesis of the biceps
• Arthroscopic Bankart repair
• Latarjet osteotomy
• Acromioclavicular reconstruction
• Anatomic total shoulder prosthesis
• Inverted total shoulder prosthesis
Knee Procedures
• Arthroscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament
• Total knee replacement
• Unicompartmental knee prosthesis
• Arthro meniscectomy of the knee
• Knee osteotomy
Elbow Procedures
• Elbow arthroscopy
• Epicondylar release
• Distal biceps repair
Wrist Procedures
• Carpal tunnel release
Hip Procedures
• Arthroscopy Hip, Labrum repair
• Total hip replacement
Foot Procedures
• Hallux valgus correction
• Hallux rigidus correction
Surgeons
Dr. Benoit Benoit
Biography
Dr. Benoit is an assistant professor of surgery at the Université de Montréal and practices at the CIUSSS Nord-de-l’île de Montréal. He completed his medical degree at Université Laval in Quebec City in 2001 and did his orthopedic residency at the Université de Montreal, where he was on the Dean’s honour list. Following his residency, he completed two additional years of fellowship training; the first year in Geneva, Switzerland and the second year in Ottawa, Canada.
Since 2008, Dr. Benoit has been a practicing orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement. With numerous scientific articles published and presented in several provincial, national and international meetings, he is actively involved in the orthopedic surgery residency training program of the Université de Montréal and regularly welcomes foreign surgeons wanting to further their training.
Source : https://drbenoitbenoit.com/a-propos/
Dr. Stéphanie Hinse
Biography
Dr. Stéphanie Hinse is a Canadian orthopaedic surgeon with international expertise and subspecialty in upper limb surgery. She specializes in arthroscopic (camera) and arthroplasty (prosthesis) surgery of the shoulder and elbow. She is co-founder of Groupe Orthopédie Montréal, a private surgical practice since 2023.
Dr. Hinse obtained her MD from Université de Montréal in 2010. She went on to specialize in orthopaedic surgery at the Université de Montréal and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 2015 (FRCSC).
Dr. Stéphanie Hinse began her international subspecialty with 2 consecutive fellowships in upper limb surgery in Melbourne, Australia in 2015-2016. The first fellowship was with the Melbourne Shoulder and Elbow Institute team for 6 months and the second fellowship with the Melbourne Orthopaedic Group (MOG) also for 6 months. As part of his upper limb subspecialty year, Dr. Hinse was an integral part of the surgical team in Melbourne, helping to treat several AFL (Australian Football League) professional athletes who required shoulder and elbow surgery.
Dr. Hinse has developed a keen interest in the complex surgery of tendon transfers in the shoulder. Dr Hinse has completed a 3rd 6-month fellowship with Prof. Christian Gerber in Zürich (Switzerland) in 2019, in particular to deepen her knowledge of tendon transfers and shoulder prostheses. Prof. Gerber is a pioneer in shoulder surgery, and training with him on fellowship is highly prestigious. In particular, Prof. Gerber was the first to describe and publish the surgical technique and results of tendon transfers from the latissimus dorsi to the shoulder for irreparable rotator cuff tears. Prof. Gerber has published >450 scientific articles and has been cited >26,000 times in the literature.
Dr. Hinse is a Canadian expert on complex massive cuff tear pathologies and regularly performs tendon transfers to the shoulder when required. She is a frequent guest expert and presenter at local and national conferences. Dr. Hinse is active in research and has also published several scientific articles, notably on cuff pathologies, shoulder prostheses and shoulder instabilities.
Dr. Hinse believes in the importance of a personalized, human approach to each and every one of her patients, in order to offer high-quality care based on respect and trust. Patients appreciate her for her dedication, patience and availability to patients.
Dr. Dani Massie
Biography
Dr. Dani Massie completed his medical studies at Université de Sherbrooke and specialized in orthopaedic surgery at Université de Montréal, where he graduated in 2011. He honed his expertise during a year of subspecialization shared between the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois in Lausanne, Switzerland, and Winnipeg’s renowned Pan Am Clinic.
Focusing on shoulder, hip and knee surgery. Dr. Massie is highly regarded for his technical skills and professionalism. He offers a range of treatments from anatomic total and reverse shoulder prostheses to soft-tissue shoulder repairs. Dr. Massie regularly performs complete hip and knee replacements, as well as unicompartmental knee prostheses and anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions.
Patients often praise his clear communication, effective post-operative care and substantial improvement in their quality of life.
Dr. Massie contributes to ongoing research into joint replacement techniques. He also gives medical lectures, sharing his expertise with the next generation of orthopaedic surgeons.
Dr. Hai Nguyen
Biography
Dr. Nguyen is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee joint replacement and reconstruction. He has spent the last 18 years at Hôpital Charles-Lemoyne and Hôpital Jean-Talon caring for people of all ages suffering from destructive and degenerative pathologies affecting the hip and knee. Always striving to relieve pain, restore function, improve quality of life and minimize complications, Dr. Nguyen’s career path has led him to develop a wide range of techniques.
He masters the anterior, posterior and minimally invasive approach to the hip. Resurfacing, large-diameter heads and dual-mobility cups are all part of his hip arsenal. For knees, he offers the full range of partial and total replacement options. Recently, he has added computer assistance and robotics to his roster, to be able to offer the precision and reliability that technology brings to surgery.
For Dr. Nguyen, all these tools serve to enable him to achieve the ultimate goal of restoring the anatomy of the native joint to its natural, individual motion. This philosophy of personalized surgery with kinematic alignment is revolutionizing the world of arthroplasty, and Dr. Nguyen is one of its leaders. As a clinical assistant professor at the Université de Sherbrooke and the Université de Montréal, he teaches students, residents and colleagues this concept of customized surgery. He also participates in the certification of new surgeons as an examiner at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Finally, to improve patient care beyond surgery, Dr Nguyen turned his attention to optimized recovery protocols (ERAS). These standardized « best practices » help speed recovery, shorten hospital stays and reduce surgical complications.
This rewarding career path has given Dr Nguyen the techniques, technology and ideas to treat his patients in a truly personalized way in every sense of the word.
Dr. Dominique Rouleau
Biography
Dr. Dominique Rouleau is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in upper limb surgery in practice since 2008. She is recognized worldwide as an expert in shoulder and elbow surgery. She is regularly invited to present during international conferences. Dr. Rouleau is known for her great listening skills, whether it is a simple or very complex case, each patient is as important to her as a member of her own family. Patients who suffer from pain, stiffness, weakness, locking or even instability in the shoulder or elbow will be in good hands with Dr. Rouleau. In addition, she also likes to treat trigger fingers and carpal tunnel syndrome. She is happy to offer part-time private services with Groupe Orthopédie Montréal at Mount-Royal Surgical Centre.
She completed her training as an orthopedist at the University of Montreal in 2006. Subsequently, she completed her training with two fellowships in upper limb surgery and shoulder surgery in Montreal and London. She also had the chance to study in Scotland, France, Switzerland and Belgium subsequently thanks to scholarships. Dr. Rouleau is an associate professor in the department of surgery at the University of Montreal and is a researcher at the CIUSSS NIM research center. She has published more than 100 scientific articles. She is also on the Board of Canadian Shoulder and Elbow Society. (CSES)
Education
Glenohumeral osteoarthritis and total shoulder replacement
Conservative options may offer only short-term relief. Patients with severe shoulder pain and limited mobility may suffer from degenerative joint disease, advanced osteoarthritis, post-traumatic arthritis and other debilitating conditions of the shoulder joint…
Glenohumeral osteoarthritis and total shoulder replacement
Conservative options may offer only short-term relief. Patients with severe shoulder pain and limited mobility may suffer from degenerative joint disease, advanced osteoarthritis, post-traumatic arthritis and other debilitating conditions of the shoulder joint…
Hip replacement
Hip replacement can treat hip pain and stiffness in people with arthritis, avascular necrosis or other forms of hip joint damage…
Hip replacement
Hip replacement can treat hip pain and stiffness in people with arthritis, avascular necrosis or other forms of hip joint damage…
Knee replacement
Knee replacement can treat knee pain and stiffness in people with arthritis or advanced osteoarthritis who have not responded to non-surgical treatment…
Knee replacement
Knee replacement can treat knee pain and stiffness in people with arthritis or advanced osteoarthritis who have not responded to non-surgical treatment…
Meeting with the surgeon
Before scheduling an appointment for a surgery, an initial consultation with the surgeon is required.
To schedule this appointment, you do not need to present a consultation request.
The consultation with the surgeon is intended to establish or confirm the condition for which a surgical procedure may be needed. It is also intended to determine whether you are a candidate for a surgery in an environment such as the Centre de chirurgie Mont-Royal.
Fees for a surgery
Once you’ve met with the surgeon, if a procedure is needed and you decide to be operated at the Centre, you will receive a quote detailing the fees associated with completing the surgery.
Fees can vary for the same surgery from one patient to the next depending on additional expenses related to supplemental examinations or post-operation needs, which sometimes vary from one patient to another depending on their medical profiles.
Financing
You can pay the surgical fees by credit card. You can also finance your surgery through companies such as Medicard or Medical Credit, see their website for additional information.
Making an appointment
Note that no consultation request is needed to make an appointment with the surgeon in private. However, whether you already have a surgical consultation request, an initial consultation with the surgeon is necessary and mandatory.
The purpose of the consultation with the surgeon is to determine whether or not surgery is required.
