Curriculum Vitae 2013
Michael Ledger MBBS, FRACS(Orth)
Orthopaedic Shoulder and Knee Surgeon
Website : www.shoulderandknee.com.au
Overview
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Australian Orthopaedic Association and fellowship-trained
Orthopaedic Surgeon with a special interest in shoulder and
knee surgery.
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Consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Royal Perth Hospital,
Western Australia`s major trauma centre
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Private practice is based at the Hollywood Specialist Centre
with the Hollywood Orthopaedic Group and regularly visits the
Pilbara region.
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Keen interests in orthopaedic research and its application to
clinical practice.
Private Practice
Hollywood Orthopaedic Group
Suite 3
85 Monash Avenue
Nedlands
6009
Western Australia
Tel : 08 9389 3811
Fax : 08 9389 3899
Qualifications
MBBS – University of WA 1998
FRACS (Orth) – Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1998
Professional Memberships
Australian Orthopaedic Association
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Australian Medical Association
Professional Appointments
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Royal Perth Hospital
Joondalup Health Campus
Visiting Orthopaedic Surgeon
Hedland Health Campus
Nickol Bay Hospital
Hospital Accreditations
Hollywood Private Hospital
Mercy Hospital Mount Lawley
St. John of God Hospital Subiaco
Joondalup Health Campus
Current Position and Nature of My Practice
I am a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Royal Perth Hospital
which is Western Australia`s major trauma centre, a teritiary
referral centre and primary teaching hospital. Here, I am involved
in the management of orthopaedic trauma patients and I also
provide elective orthopaedic services, mainly in shoulder and knee
surgery.
I am also provide trauma and elective orthopaedic services at
Joondalup Health Campus, which has the largest Emergency
Department in Western Australia.
My sub-specialty training is in all facets of shoulder and knee
surgery, with a special interest in sports injuries. I perform both
open and arthroscopic reconstructive surgery in the shoulder and
knee and I have special interests in cruciate ligament
reconstruction, meniscal injuries, rotator cuff injuries and related
conditions, and surgery for shoulder instability and labral injuries.
I also perform knee and shoulder replacement surgery and other
solutions for arthritis affecting these joints.
I take a gentle and thorough approach to patient care, aiming
always to maximise outcomes and I have a strong interest in
orthopaedic research and its application to clinical practice.
My private practice is with the Hollywood Orthopaedic Group, a
dynamic group of nine dedicated surgeons, and I regularly visit the
Pilbara region of WA, providing orthopaedic services at Port
Hedland, Karratha, and Newman.
I am married with a young son. Living in Perth Western Australia I
enjoy anything to do with our aquatic environment and our
afternoon seabreeze.
Training and Experience
1998 – 2002
Intern, Resident and Junior Registrar Years
RACS Basic Surgical Training
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Fremantle Hospital
2003
Orthopaedic Registrar
Warwick Hospital, United Kingdom
Supervisor : Mr David Shakespeare FRCS (Orth)
2004-2008
Australian Orthopaedic Association/Royal Australasian College of
Surgeons
Advanced Training in Orthopaedic Surgery
Royal Perth Hospital
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Joondalup Health Campus
Sub-specialty fellowship training
2008-2009
AOA-Accredited Clinical and Research Fellowship in Knee
Arthroplasty and Arthroscopy
Sydney, Australia
Supervisor : Dr David Dickison
2010-2011
AOA-Accredited Clinical and Research Fellowship in Shoulder and
Elbow Surgery
Prince of Wales Hospital
Randwick, Sydney, Australia
Supervisors : Dr Jerome Goldberg, Dr Wade Harper, Dr Doron Sher
Professor Bill Walsh
Orthopaedic Research
Peer Reviewed Publications
Ledger M, et al. ‘Effects of Super Critical Fluid Sterilization on the
Mechanical Properties and Histological Appearance of the Porcine
Patellar Tendon’. Orthopaedic Research Society 2010 (accepted, in
print).
Ledger M, Leeks N, Ackland T, Wang W. ‘Short malunions of the
clavicle: an anatomic and functional study’. Journal of Shoulder and
Elbow Surgery. 2005 Jul-Aug;14(4):349-54.
Shakespeare D, Ledger M, Kinzel V. ‘Flexion after total knee
replacement. A comparison between the Medial Pivot knee and a
posterior stabilised implant’. Knee. 2006 Oct;13(5):371-3.
Kinzel V, Ledger M, Shakespeare D. Can the epicondylar axis be
defined accurately in total knee arthroplasty? Knee. 2005
Aug;12(4):293-6.
Shakespeare D, Ledger M, Kinzel V. ‘Accuracy of implantation of
components in the Oxford knee using the minimally invasive
approach’. Knee. 2005 Dec;12(6):405-9.
Shakespeare D, Kinzel V, Ledger M. ‘Achieving ligament stability
and correct rotational alignment of the femur in knee arthroplasty:
a study using the Medial Pivot knee’. Knee. 2005 Dec;12(6):41923.
Shakespeare D, Ledger M, Kinzel V. ‘The influence of the tibial
sagittal cut on component position in the Oxford knee’. Knee. 2005
Jun;12(3):169-76.
Ledger M, Shakespeare D, Kinzel V. ‘Accuracy of patellar resection
in total knee replacement. A study using the medial pivot knee’.
Knee. 2005 Jan;12(1)13-9.
Presentations
M. Ledger, J. Goldberg, W. Harper, Y.Yu, M. Pelletier, W.R. Walsh.
Improving the tendon bone interface using low intensity pulsed
ultrasound in a sheep rotator cuff model. 2010 Shoulder and Elbow
Society of Australia Biennial Meeting, Sydney Australia.
M. Ledger, D. Dickison, J. Goldberg, W. Harper, N. Bertollo, W. R.
Walsh. An electron microscope examination of arthroscopic shavers.
2010 Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia Biennial Meeting,
Sydney Australia.
M. Ledger, D. Wood, B. Robertson, D. Fick. Patellofemoral
Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation. 2006 Australian Orthopaedic
Association (WA Branch) Annual Meeting.
M. Ledger and C. Whitewood. The Accuracy of Digital Templating
Software in Total Hip Replacement. 2005 Australian Orthopaedic
Association (WA Branch) Annual Meeting.
Current Research Projects
Analysis of the femoral tunnel in anterior cruciate ligament
reconstruction using the Arthrex Tight Rope fixation device – clinical
results and MRI findings
Referees
Messrs Jon Spencer, Colin Whitewood, Gavin Clark
Hollywood Orthopaedic Group
Suite 3, 85 Monash Avenue
Nedlands
6009
WA
Tel : 08 9389 3800