Dr Michael Solomon

Dr Michael Solomon focusses on hip and knee surgery. He has interest in arthritis surgery of the hip and knee as well as joint preserving hip surgery to help prevent the development of hip arthritis

Dr Solomon has performed over 15000 hip and knee replacements and is recognised as one of the leaders in this field both in Australia and Internationally. He was elected as a member of the prestigious International Hip Society in 2023.

Dr Solomon’s interest in hip surgery includes the adult, teenager and paediatric age group with his recognised expertise in the treatment of hip disorders. This includes complex hip surgery, pelvic osteotomies, primary and revision joint replacement surgery, minimally invasive and bone conserving hip replacements including Anterior Approach hip surgery and Birmingham Hip Resurfacing. Minimally Invasive muscle sparing Anterior Approach Hip Surgery may allow an earlier recovery and accelerated rehab without the need for any hip precautions. He is one of the few surgeons in Australia performing periacetabular osteotomies to preserve the hip joint that may delay or prevent hip replacement surgery.

Dr Solomon performs between 950 and 1000 hip and knee replacements per year. It has been well reported in the Orthopaedic literature that high volume surgeons generally have fewer revision procedures than low volume surgeons when using tried and tested implants.

Dr Solomon established the Sydney Orthopaedic Specialists Group in the year 2000.