Mr John Hardy

BSc, MB BS, MD, FRCS(Ed), FRCS(Eng), FRCS(Orth)

Mr Hardy is a Consultant Orthopedic Knee and Coccyx Surgeon in full time Private Practice. He consults in both London at The Coccyx Clinic and in Spire Bristol.

Mr Hardy accepts some healthcare insurers, self pay, GP and sports injury clinic referrals. He specialises as a surgeon in knee ligament injury, the prevention of knee arthritis, arthroscopic surgery, knee arthroplasty, coccydynia, coccyx surgery and sports injury.

He has published the outcome of a personally treated series of 100 footballers who had broken their shins during the sport. He has been an invited guest lecturer all around the UK, at the Lilleshall Hall National Sports Centre, in Europe and the United States of America. His work has been featured on radio, television, in the tabloids and the Times Educational Supplement.

Contact

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Email :JohnHardy.Secretary@SOC-Bristol.co.uk

Website : SOC-Bristol.co.uk

Phone :Call Lydia +44 117 3171793

Address : SOC Bristol Ltd, Spire Hospital Bristol, Bristol, BS6 6UT, UK

Affiliations

MDU/BOA/BASK/BPFS/BOSTA

Mr Hardy has advised the British Standards Institute on protective clothing in Sport. He is fully insured by the Medical Defence Union. He is a member of the British Orthopaedic Association, British Association of Surgery of the Knee, British Patello Femoral Society, and British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma Association. He is a shareholder in the clinics and hospital groups he works in and is a shareholder in an orthopaedic braces and supports website.

Medico-legal

Medico-legal & Medical Negligence Experience

Mr Hardy's Medico-Legal Reports are prepared to the guidelines introduced by the Law Society and the British Orthopaedic Association and conform to Lord Woolf's reforms. Mr Hardy acts equally without bias for plaintiffs and defendants.

Publications

Research Interests and Publications

Mr Hardy continues undertake scientific investigations to publish research and articles on current Orthopaedic Practice. His research has been cited in Standard Orthopaedic Texts and he has participated as an author in the reference book used by all UK surgical trainees. He has been invited to present his research following peer review at home and abroad. Mr Hardy is commissioning editor of an e-commerce business selling knee braces and wrist braces. His interests include: Knee Arthritis, Knee replacement arthroplasty and Revision knee replacement; Patella Tendonitis; Anterior Knee Pain; Sports Injuries; Sprains, Strains and Contusions; Ligament Injuries; Cartilage repair vs. removal; Prevention of refracture in athletes; Fracture Healing; Fracture non-union; Children's Fractures; Joint Replacement in the young and Rheumatoid patient; Dupuytren's Disease; Peripheral nerve compromise (Carpal and Cubital Tunnel Syndrome); Prevention of Infection in Surgery. For a list of publications click Hardy JR Leicester and Hardy JR Bristol.

Clinical Experience

Clinical Experience

Mr Hardy has had a broad training and wide experience in Orthopaedic and Trauma surgery. He underwent surgical training in London and Leicester. He has been awarded The Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training and is therefore privileged to be listed in the General Medical Council Specialist Register. He is a recognised "Provider" in the Advanced Trauma Life Support scheme. He undertook a higher degree at the University of Leicester to earn an MD. The MD is the most sought after Higher Degree. It was performed over a four-year period and published as a thesis "Tibial Diaphyseal Fracture Healing". It was completed in 1996 and awarded at the University of Leicester in 1997. In this work Mr Hardy characterised two of the most accurate measurements of fracture healing available during which he gained experience in trauma, sports injuries and arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery.

Audit

Peer Reviewed Audit

Mr Hardy is involved in the systematic critical analysis of his own and his colleagues' standards of medical care as required by the Department of Health. Mr Hardy undertakes rigorous annual appraisal and has just received his "Revalidation" by the GMC until 2025.

Teaching

Teaching

Over the past 36 years Mr Hardy has been responsible for teaching doctors, medical students, physiotherapists and nursing staff. Mr Hardy was the first to establish the use of video clips within presentation programs for the training of surgeons in modern knee surgical techniques at the Avon Orthopaedic Centre, Bristol. He lectures on Orthopaedic courses both nationally and internationally. Mr Hardy continues to teach medical students in their final year at Imperial College of Medicine.