Joseph Assini, MD — Orthopedic Surgery

Research & Publications

Dr. Assini is currently participating in multiple clinical studies. You may be asked by Dr. Assini or his team to participate. It is your choice whether you participate or not, but each study is being conducted to help improve total joint replacements and associated outcomes.

Recent Talks

Title slide: Anterior PATH®: Femoral Considerations

Anterior PATH®: Femoral Considerations

Making the anterior approach more approachable

AAHKS Annual Meeting, 2021 · 28 slides

Title slide: How Robotics Elevates the Medial Pivot to Standards of Excellence

How Robotics Elevates the Medial Pivot to Standards of Excellence

Joseph Assini, MD, FRCSC — Colorado Joint Replacement, Denver

Invited lecture · 19 slides

Title slide: My Journey to Robotics

My Journey to Robotics

SkyWalker robotic platform with the Evolution® Medial-Pivot knee

MPO Symposium, Brazil, 2026 · 21 slides

Current Studies

  • Multicenter 10-year analysis of the Evolution CCK Total Knee System

    Assini J, et al.

    Evaluating a new total knee implant for complex reconstruction and revision surgery.

  • Long Term Analysis of Profemur Preserve femoral stem

    Assini J, et al.

    Long-term follow-up of a femoral stem Dr. Assini helped design.

  • Multicenter Randomized Study comparing bikini incision anterior total hip arthroplasty with standard anterior hip arthroplasty

    Assini J, et al.

    Comparing incision healing, numbness, and patient satisfaction with scar appearance.

  • Does tranexamic acid reduce the need for opioids in TKA and THA patients?

    Assini J, et al.

  • RCT examining a novel drug to reduce narcotic use in TKA patients

    Assini J, et al.

  • Multicenter Study of the AnteriorPATH hip replacement technique

    Assini J, et al.

    Dr. Assini is leading an international multi-site trial comparing AnteriorPATH to more traditional techniques.

  • Evaluation of InkWell Health mobility monitoring product for TKA patients

    Assini J, et al.

    Testing digital mobility monitoring for knee replacement patients.

Invited Presentations & Teaching

  • 2026

    MPO Symposium (Brazil) — My Journey to Robotics: the SkyWalker robotic platform

    Assini J

  • 2024

    AAHKS Annual Meeting — Symposium Speaker on AnteriorPATH

    Assini J

  • 2023

    Global Medial Pivot Symposium — Invited Lecturer

    Assini J

  • 2022

    Global Medial Pivot Symposium — Invited Lecturer

    Assini J

  • 2022

    AAHKS Annual Meeting — Fellows Course instructor: THA and Revision TKA

    Assini J

  • 2021

    AAHKS Annual Meeting — Symposium Moderator

    Assini J

  • 2021

    Anterior Hip Foundation — Podium Speaker

    Assini J

  • 2020

    Arthroplasty Fellow Meeting — Faculty speaker

    Assini J

  • 2019

    AAHKS Annual Meeting — Anterior PATH: A new technique for Total Hip Arthroplasty

    Assini J

  • 2019

    AAOS Annual Meeting — Anterior Total Hip in the ASC

    Assini J

  • 2019

    AAOS Annual Meeting — The medial pivot knee and knee stability in outpatient surgery

    Assini J

  • 2018

    Rocky Mountain Trauma Symposium — Total knee arthroplasty after knee trauma

    Assini J

  • 2018

    AAHKS — Total hip symposium with Microport Orthopedics

    Assini J

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • 2017

    The Adult Hip: Volume 1. Chapter 77: Proximal Femoral Fractures Treated with Arthroplasty

    Assini J · The Adult Hip

  • 2015

    Tantalum Cones Provide Durable Mid-term Fixation in Revision TKA

    De Martino, De Santis, Sculco, D'Apolito, Assini, Gasparini · Clin Orthop Rel Res

    Study demonstrating reliable fixation using tantalum cones in complex knee revision surgery.

  • 2015

    Short-term metal ion trends following removal of a recalled modular implant

    Assini J, Barlow B, Boles J, Westrich G · J Arthroplasty

    Tracked metal ion levels after removing recalled hip implants to guide patient management.

  • 2014

    Corrosion and fretting of a modular hip system: A retrieval analysis of 60 Rejuvenate stems

    DeMartino I, Assini J, Elpers M, Wright T, Westrich G · J Arthroplasty

    Examined why certain modular hip implants failed, informing safer implant design.

  • 2011

    A Comparison of two headless compression screws for operative treatment of scaphoid fractures

    Grewal R, Assini J, Sauder D, Ferreira L, Johnson J, Faber K · J Orthopedic Surgery and Research

  • 2008

    The anatomically difficult primary total hip replacement: Medium to long-term results using a cementless modular stem

    Biant LC, Bruce WJM, Assini JB, Walker PM, Walsh WR · J Bone Joint Surg Br

  • 2008

    Primary total hip replacement in severe developmental dysplasia of the hip: Ten-year results using a cementless modular stem

    Biant LC, Bruce WJM, Assini JB, Walker PM, Walsh WR · J Arthroplasty

  • 2001

    Intraluminal acid induces oesophageal shortening via capsaicin-sensitive neurokinin neurons

    Paterson WG, Miller DV, Dilworth N, Assini JB, Lourenssen S, Blennerhassett MG · Gut

Ready to take the next step?

Ask about an appointment with Dr. Assini — his team will guide you from there.