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Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance provides specialized, dynamic care for virtually any orthopedic condition. We partner this professional care with a highly-trained, medical support team and advanced medical technologies, providing you a matrix of care that gets you back to daily activities as quickly as possible. Visit any one of our many locations in East Tennessee to receive the orthopedic care you deserve and the treatment you expect.
Recent Articles
Local Entrepreneur Receives ‘Excellent Care’ During Two Hip Surgeries
Amy Taylor, pictured here on vacation with her son, Bryce, came to Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center earlier this year due to crippling hip, leg and back pain. Now, she’s back on her feet thanks...
Tina Ellis Celebrates 25 Years at TOA
Described by friends as a sweet, bashful, hard worker, Tina Ellis began working at Oak Ridge Orthopedics 25 years ago. It was October 1989 when she first started in the file room. After a few...
Replacing The Pain
Parkwest patient has two hip replacements in 92 days On a scale from 1 to 10, Steve Pettit ranked his hip pain “about a 3 or 4.” His Xrays said otherwise. “They were horrible,” Paul Naylor, MD, a...
Karen McAndrews Shares Her Quick Care Experience!
"On November 1, 2014, my 9-year-old daughter, Allyson (an avid soccer player) fell and hurt her foot.Concerned, we headed over to TOC's Quick Care clinic where we were greeted by a very friendly...
Dr. Robbin’s Medical Mission to Haiti
It’s because there is a need. It’s because of the desperate poverty. It’s because of his compassion for others and his passion for healing that Dr. Randall Robbins makes the trek to Haiti each year....
Why Should I Have a Hip Replacement?
Most simply, hip replacement surgery is a treatment for pain and disability in the hip. The most common condition that results in the need for hip replacement surgery is osteoarthritis. “If you’re...
Direct Anterior Hip Replacement: A New Approach with Great Results
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is among only 15 percent of U.S. hospitals with the staff and facilities available to perform the latest approach in hip replacement surgery, called “Direct...
Rehab for Anterior Knee Pain: More Than Just the VMO
Many people that exercise regularly, or are returning to some form of exercise, begin to experience anterior knee pain. There are several reasons a person can experience pain in the front of the knee.
Merrill White named by Becker’s Healthcare in their 2014 235 Spine Surgeons to Know
P. Merrill White III, MD Chicago — Becker’s Healthcare congratulates all members of the 2014 “235 Spine Surgeons to Know” list. The list features spine surgeons from around the country and...
Sarah Fortney Wants You To Know Dr. Michael Casey
A fall down the stairs resulted in multiple fractures and surgery for Sarah.
Second Opinion Gives Tellico Man Right Treatment
About three years ago, Kim Frasch of Tellico, now 65, had pain in both of his calves. Over time, it moved upward and became more intense. “As it got worse, it went into my thighs and glutes. And...
Get To Know Our D.O. Samuel Yoakum
Get To Know Our D.O., Samuel Yoakum.