Dr. Anthony Hedley, MD, FRCS

Expert Publications

• In vivo knee kinematics in patients with bilateral total knee arthroplasty of 2 designs.
• Magnitude of cement-device interfacial stresses with and without tibial stemming: impact of BMI.
• Minimum 5-Year Results With Duracon Press-Fit Metal-Backed Patellae.
• Two-year follow-up of the PCA noncemented total hip replacement.
• Results of transtrochanteric rotational osteotomy for femoral head osteonecrosis.
• Porous ingrowth in canine resurfacing hip arthroplasty: analysis of results with up to a 2-year follow-up.
• Prosthetic replacement in osteonecrosis of the hip.
• Anterior fracture-dislocations of the shoulder: pitfalls in treatment.
• Complications of surface replacements.
• External fixation as a secondary procedure.
• Radiology of failed surface-replacement total-hip arthroplasty.
• Tharies surface replacement for osteonecrosis of the femoral head.
• Symposium on Surface Replacement Arthroplasty of the Hip. Technical considerations with surface replacement.
• Strain redistribution in the canine femur resulting from hip implants of different stiffnesses.
• Extended proximal femoral osteotomy for severe acetabular protrusion following total hip arthroplasty. A technical note.

Media Releases

Get to know Joint Reconstruction Surgeon Dr. Anthony K. Hedley, who serves the population of Phoenix, Arizona. Anthony K. Hedley, MD, FRCS, is a Joint Reconstruction Surgeon with the Hedley Orthopaedic Institute, and is affiliated with the Institute for Bone & Joint Disorders and St. Luke’s Medical Center. Dr. Anthony K. Hedley is a highly respected and experienced surgeon, having been in practice for more than four decades. His career in medicine began when he graduated with his Medical Degree from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. After medical school, Dr. Hedley completed his internship and residency at the Natalspruit Hospital. Driven to further his knowledge and expertise, he went on to undertake his Orthopedic Surgery fellowship with St. Thomas Hospital in London, England, followed by a further fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Hedley has earned the coveted title of Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and he is determined to enhance his patients’ quality of life, providing high quality, individualized care in order to ensure the most optimal results. With a passion for his work, Dr. Hedley is recognized for his expertise in joint reconstruction and replacement. He is a world renowned surgeon, authors, researcher, and educator. Dr. Hedley keeps current in his field by remaining a distinguished member of the American Medical Association, the British Medical Association, the South African Medical Association, the International Hip Society, the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, the Orthopaedic Research Society, the Society for Arthritic Joint Surgery, and the Society for Biomaterials. Orthopaedic surgeons are devoted to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles. Some orthopaedists are generalists, while others specialize in certain areas of the body, others specialty focuses include shoulder and elbow, hand, and spine. Orthopaedic surgeons treat broken bones, and replace painful joints, and also treat patients for sports injuries, back pain, ruptured discs and spinal stenosis, bone tumors, carpal tunnel, hand arthritis and hand injuries, club foot, bow legs and hip dysplasia, orthopaedic trauma, limb lengthening, achilles tendon injuries, bunions and foot and ankle injuries, osteoporosis, and arthritis.

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