Having been the region's bone, joint, and muscle experts since 1997, our specialty-trained doctors, surgeons, and medical staff strive to keep Appalachian Orthopedics as one of the best orthopedic practices with top doctors and surgeons. Our roots as a Tri-Cities institution of exceptional orthopedic care go back more than 50 years, when Dr. Sam Huddleston and Dr. Robert Strang, Sr., were the first orthopedic doctors in those cities, and since the late 1990s, when three separate offices merged to form Appalachian Orthopedics, our goals have always been to provide patients with specialized care they can trust and to deliver the compassionate, individualized orthopedic care patients deserve