Tally H. Eddings III, M.D.
Dr. Tally Eddings' orthopaedic practice focuses on total hip and knee replacements, arthroscopic treatment of shoulder and knee pathologies, and all fracture care.
Dr Eddings routinely performs joint replacements using computer-assisted navigation (knees). Arthroscopic procedures for the shoulder include repair of torn rotator cuff tendons, repair of labral tears, decompressions and partial distal clavical excisions. Arthroscopic procedures for the knee include anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, meniscal repair and debridement, and repair of cartilaginous lesions.
Dr. Eddings holds a Bachelor of Arts in Molecular Biology from Vanderbilt University, with related work in Chemistry. He carried out additional research in Microbiology at the University of Georgia. Dr. Eddings earned his Medical Doctor degree from the Medical College of Georgia in 1991. His residency and orthopaedic training were completed at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine's Department of Orthopaedics. He studied advanced Orthopaedic Traumatology in the United States and Germany.
Dr Eddings, his wife, and three daughters have lived in Asheville since 1998 and are active members of the community. In his free time he enjoys traveling, horseback riding, fishing and spending time with his family.
EDUCATION
1982-1986 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, Bachelor of Arts - Molecular Biology, Related Work - Chemistry
1986-1987 University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, Mark Schell, Department of Microbiology
1987-1991 Medical School Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, Medical Doctor - June 1991
INTERNSHIP / RESIDENCENCY
1991-1993 University of Tennessee, College of Medicine, Erlanger Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Chattanooga, Tennessee
1993-1998 Post Graduate University of Tennessee, College of Medicine, Year 3-6 Erlanger Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Chattanooga, Tennessee
FELLOWSHIP
1997 AO International, Unfallchirgie, Chirugische Klinik, Stadtisches Klinikum, Karlsruhe, Germany, Professor U. Pfister, Trauma Fellow
1998 University of Tennessee, College of Medicine, Erlanger medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Brent Norris, M.D. Orthopaedic Trauma Section Director
RESEARCH / PUBLICATIONS
Post-Graduate Research Assistant, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Department of Microbiology, Associate Professor Dr. Mark Schell, 1986-1987
"Management of Both-Bone Greenstick Diaphyseal Forearm Fractures," Presented Tennessee Orthopaedic Society, Asheville, NC - August 1996
"Factors Affecting Blood Loss and Operative Time During Conventional Reamed and Unreamed Femoral Nailing," Submitted for publication to the American Journal of Orthopaedics
"A Retrospective Radiographic Review of Lumbar Spine Films Utilizing the Superior End Plate Angle and the Vanishing Line for Evaluation of Acute Middle Column Pathology,"
Accepted Poster Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 1998
Best Poster, Erlanger Medical Center, Residents' Research Day, June 1998
Co-author of a Chapter, "Adult Trauma," Miller's Review of Orthopaedics, Third Edition, WB Saunders Company 2000; pp460-518.
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
Computer Assisted Navigation in Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty.
— Presented to the Orthopaedic Service Line, Mission Hospitals and Clinics, 17 May 2006
— Presented to the Technology Review Committee, Mission Hospitals and Clinics, 17 May 2006
Latest Advancements in Orthopaedics
— Soft Tissue Balancing in Total Knee Replacement, Charleston SC, 1 June 2007
— Tips & Tricks with Computer Assisted Knee Replacement Surgery, Charleston SC, 1 June 2007
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA "FIRST" MISSION HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
First percutaneous iliosacral screw placement for complex pelvic ring disruption. 1998
First ilioinguinal approach for anterior acetabular fracture exposure. 1998
First computer assisted total knee arthroplasty. March 2006
First computer assisted total hip arthroplasty. May 2006
LICENSURE
1992 The State of Tennessee
1998 The State of North Carolina
HONORS AND AWARDS
Vice President, Class of 1991, Medical College of Georgia
The Robert Coddington Research Award, Erlanger Medical Center, 1993
Best Poster, Residents' Research Day, June 1998
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
Mission Hospitals Health System, Asheville, North Carolina
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Diplomate, July 2000
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery - Fellow, 2002
Eastern Orthopaedic Association
Southern Orthopaedic Association
International College of Surgeons
North Carolina Orthopaedic Association
Buncombe County Medical Association
America 's Top Surgeons - Orthopaedic Surgery, 2006
Depuy Computer Navigation Certification, Febuary 2006, Total Knees & Hips.