Physicians

Department / Division
Orthopaedics

Address
4709 Creekstone Drive
Durham, NC 27703

Appointment Telephone
919-613-7797

Office Telephone
919-668-2601

Fax Telephone
919-668-6475

Training

• MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1992

Residency

• Orthopaedic Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center (North Carolina), 1992-1997

Fellowship

• Foot-Ankle Surgery, Union Memorial Hospital (Maryland), 1997-1998
• Knee Surgery, Insall Scott Kelly Institute (New York), 1998-1999

Clinical Interests
Foot and ankle specialist; total ankle replacement; sports medicine of the foot and ankle; ankle arthroscopy; tendon repairs for foot and ankle; cartilage repair/reconstruction of the ankle; adult foot and ankle reconstruction; sports injuries of the foot and ankle

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc.
• DT MedSurg
• Elsevier
• Exactech
• Integra LifeSciences Holding Corp.
• Small Bones Innovations Inc.
• Tornier
• Wolters Kluwer Health (publishing)

Representative Publications
Easley, ME; Vertullo, CJ; Urban, WC; Nunley, JA. Total ankle arthroplasty. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2002;10:157-167. (2002) Abstract

Schon, LC; Easley, ME; Cohen, I; Lam, PW; Badekas, A; Anderson, CD. The acquired midtarsus deformity classification system--interobserver reliability and intraobserver reproducibility. Foot and Ankle International. 2002;23:30-36. (2002) Abstract

Vertullo, CJ; Easley, ME; Nunley, JA. The transverse dorsal approach to the Lisfranc joint. Foot and Ankle International. 2002;23:420-426. (2002) Abstract

Kelly, IP; Easley, ME. Treatment of stage 3 adult acquired flatfoot. Foot and Ankle Clinics. 2001;6:153-166. (2001) Abstract

Kelly, IP; Glisson, RR; Fink, C; Easley, ME; Nunley, JA. Intramedullary screw fixation of Jones fractures. Foot and Ankle International. 2001;22:585-589. (2001) Abstract

Schon, LC; Anderson, CD; Easley, ME; Lam, PW; Trnka, HJ; Lumsden, DB; Levin, G; Shanker, J. Surgical treatment of chronic lower extremity neuropathic pain. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2001;156-164. (2001) Abstract

Schon, LC; Lam, PW; Easley, ME; Anderson, CD; Lumsden, DB; Shanker, J; Levin, GB. Complex salvage procedures for severe lower extremity nerve pain. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2001;171-180. (2001) Abstract

Trnka, HJ; Easley, ME; Lam, PW; Anderson, CD; Schon, LC; Myerson, MS. Subtalar distraction bone block arthrodesis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery: British Volume. 2001;83:849-854. (2001) Abstract

Vertullo, CJ; Easley, ME; Scott, WN; Insall, JN. Mobile bearings in primary knee arthroplasty. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2001;9:355-364. (2001) Abstract