• William F. Scully III MD
  • William F. Scully III MD
  • William F. Scully III MD

William F. Scully III, MD

William F. Scully III, MD

Dr. Scully is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee joint replacement surgery. An Ohio native, he graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Following his orthopaedic residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA, Scully continued his military service in the U. S. Army as a staff orthopaedic surgeon, deploying to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He completed his fellowship training in adult reconstruction orthopaedics at Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Dr. Scully's expertise includes specialty training in anterior and minimally invasive posterior hip replacement, complex and revision hip and knee replacement surgery, robotic hip and knee replacement surgery, and partial knee replacement surgery. From his prior U.S. Army service, he also has gained considerable experience with knee and shoulder arthroscopic surgery, to include ACL and meniscal surgery, rotator cuff repair and shoulder labral repairs, as well as orthopaedic trauma surgery. Scully has been a physician since 2008.


Office

Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center

437 Portage Trail

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221

Office: x19135

Direct Line:

Fax: (330) 929-9189

Education

M.D., Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC – 08/2004- 05/2008

International University Study Program, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia – 08/2002- 12/2002

B.S. in Zoology, University Honors, Miami University, Oxford, OH- 08/2000- 05/2004

Post Graduate Education and Training

Adult Reconstruction Orthopaedic Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH – 08/2017-07/2018

Orthopaedic Surgery, Internship and Residency, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA – 06/2008- 06/2013

Certifications

Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) 08/2015- present

  • • Initially Certified 07/23/2015-12/31/2025
  • • Recertified 01/01/2026-12/31/2035

Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (FAAOS) 10/2016-present

Licensure

Ohio State Licensure, #130981, 04/2017- present

Military Service

Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon, Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, GA - 08/2013 – 06/2017

Orthopaedic Surgeon, deployed supporting Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Forward Operating Base (FOB) Chapman, 28th CSH, Afghanistan – 09/2013 – 02/2014

Administrative Services

Elected Board Member, Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center 2023- present

Secretary/Treasurer, Member of Medical Executive Committee, Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center 2022- present

Operating Room Executive Committee Member, Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center 2022- present

Physician Recruitment Committee Member, Physician Recruitment Committee Member 2020- 2022

Chief, Orthopaedic/Podiatry Service, Martin Army Community Hospital 2015-2016

Residency program representative to the AAOS 2010- 2013

Orthopaedic residency representative, Madigan Hospital Resident Council 2008- 2010

Academic Appointments

Teaching Faculty, Summa Health System Orthopaedic Residency 08/2018-present

Teaching Faculty, Western Reserve Hospital Orthopaedic Residency 08/2018-present

Assistant Professor in Surgery, F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine, University Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) – 02/2014- 06/2017

Orthopedics Clinical Preceptor, Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) Phase 2, U.S. Army Health Readiness Center of Excellence, Fort Sam Houston, TX 10/2016- 06/2017

Professional Memberships and Activities

Member, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) 2013- present

Member, American Orthopaedic Association's (AOA) Emerging Leaders Program 2012- present

Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2008- present

Member, Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) 2008- 2017

Member, The Honor Society of Phi Beta Kappa 2004- present

Honors and Awards

Top Doctors, Cleveland Magazine 2022-2023

“Teacher of the Year”- Summa Health Orthopaedic Residency 2020-2021

“Teacher of the Year”- Summa Health Orthopaedic Residency 2019-2020

Summa Cum Laude, Miami University, Oxford, OH 2004

  • • Awarded to those graduating with >3.9 GPA on 4.0 scale

University Honors, Miami University, Oxford, OH 2004

  • • Awarded for graduating in the university Honor's Program

Presidents List, 2 semesters in attendance, Miami University 2003- 2004

  • • Awarded for cumulative semester GPA of 4.0 on 4.0 scale

Dean's List, all remaining (5) semesters in attendance, Miami University 2000-2003

  • • Awarded for cumulative semester GPA >3.5 on 4.0 scale

Military Awards

Meritorious Service Medal 06/2017

Afghanistan Campaign Medal 10/2013

NATO ISAF Medal 02/2014

Army Achievement Medal (x3)

  • 1. For presenting research at a national scientific meeting 12/2012
  • 2. For presenting research at a national scientific meeting 12/2011
  • 3. For presenting research at a national scientific meeting 12/2010

Army Commendation Medal (x4)

  • 1. For honorable medical and military service while deployed to Afghanistan 10/2013-02/2014
  • 2. For successful completion of Madigan Army Medical Center Orthopedic Surgery five year residency 06/2008-06/2013
  • 3. For scoring in the 100 th percentile for the PGY5 year group and overall on the Orthopaedic In-Training Exam (OITE) 11/2013
  • 4. For scoring in the 94 th percentile for the PGY4 year group and 95 th percentile overall on the Orthopaedic In-Training Exam (OITE) 11/2012

Team coverage experience

Orthopaedic surgeon for the 3rd Ranger Battalion and Ranger Training Battalion, Fort Benning, GA 4/2015- 06/2017

Local and National Service

Associate Editor:

AOA/Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Associate Editor Panel member for CME questions – 06/2016- present

Reviewer of manuscripts:

- Journal of Arthroplasty - 03/2017 – present

- Orthopedics (journal) – 09/2013- 06/2017

- Military Medicine – 05/2014- 06/2017

Research Experience

Presentations

    Oral Presentations at National and International Meetings

  • 1. The association of vitamin D levels and stress fractures of the lower extremity in military recruits. Benavides JM, Benavides LC, Rumley JC, Evanson JR, Scully W. -SOMOS Annual Mtg, Keystone, CO, Dec 2018. Winner of the Founder’s Award, for the best original manuscript of the meeting.
  • 2. Biomechanical Analysis of Intramedullary vs Superior Plate Fixation of Midshaft Clavicle Fractures. Wilson DL, Scully W, Balog TP, Min KS, Chen CS, Marchant BG, Arrington ED. -AAOS Annual Mtg., New Orleans, LA, Mar 2014 -Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) Annual Mtg, Vail, CO, Dec 2013
  • 3. Unicortical Stress Risers of the Proximal Humerus Associated with Pectoralis Major Repair: A Biomechanical Analysis. Wilson DL, Scully W, Arrington ED. -AAOS Annual Mtg., New Orleans, LA, Mar 2014 -SOMOS Annual Mtg, Vail, CO, Dec 2013
  • 4. Outcomes of Rectus Femoris Transfers in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Effect of Transfer Site. Scully W, McMulkin ML, Baird GO, Gordon AB, Tompkins BL, Caskey PM. -Washington State Orthopedic Ass. Annual Mtg., Redmond, WA, Nov 2012; 3rd Place, Resident Paper Award -Western Orthopedic Ass. Annual Mtg., Portland, OR, Jun 2012 -POSNA Annual Mtg, Denver, CO, May 2012
  • 5. Pre-Operative Predictors of Length of Hospital Stay and Discharge Disposition Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. Crawford D, Scully W, Manoso M. -SOMOS Annual Mtg, Honolulu, HI, Dec 2009
  • 6. Pre-Operative Predictors of Length of Hospital Stay and Discharge Disposition Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. Crawford D, Scully W, Manoso M. -SOMOS Annual Mtg, Honolulu, HI, Dec 2009

Oral Presentations at Local and Regional Meetings

  • 1. Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation of the Knee in an Active Duty Population. Scully W, Parada SA, Arrington ED. -Madigan Orthopedics Research Day, Tacoma, WA, Apr 2010
  • 2. Pre-Operative Predictors of Length of Hospital Stay and Discharge Disposition Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. Crawford D, Scully W, Manoso M. -Madigan Orthopedics Research Day, Tacoma, WA, Apr 2010

Poster Presentations at National and International Meetings

  • 1. Outcomes of Rectus Femoris Transfers in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Effect of Transfer Site. Scully W, McMulkin M, Baird G, Gordon A, Tompkins BL, Caskey PM. -Gait & Clinical Movement Analysis Society (GCMAS) Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, May 2013 -SOMOS Annual Mtg, San Diego, CA, Dec 2011
  • 2. Ipsilateral Diaphyseal Femur Fracture Following Resection Arthroplasty: A Case Report. Scully W, Crawford DA, Dykstra A, Manoso M. -SOMOS Annual Mtg, Vail, CO, Dec 2010.
  • 3. Late Infection After Total Knee Replacement By Streptococcus Magnus: A Case Report. Weaver DL, Scully W, Manoso M. -SOMOS Annual Mtg, Vail, CO, Dec 2010.
  • 4. Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation of the Knee in an Active Duty Population. Scully W, Parada SA, Arrington ED. -Western Orthopaedic Ass. Annual Mtg., Monterrey, CA, Aug 2010
  • 5. Glenoid Component Failure After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty with Migration of Component into Posterior Subcutaneous Tissue: A Case Report. Crawford DA, Scully W, Manoso M. -SOMOS Annual Mtg, Honolulu, HI, Dec 2009.

Poster Presentations at Local and Regional Meetings

  • 1. Biomechanical evaluation of unicortical stress risers of the proximal humerus associated with pectoralis major repair. Wilson DL, Scully W, Balog TP, Min KS, Chen CS, Marchant BG, Arrington ED. -Madigan Army Medical Center Research Day, Tacoma, WA, Apr 2014
  • 2. Outcomes of Rectus Femoris Transfers in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Effect of Transfer Site. Scully W, McMulkin M, Baird G, Gordon A, Tompkins BL, Caskey PM. -Madigan Army Medical Center Research Day, Tacoma, WA, Apr 2012
  • 3. Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation of the Knee in an Active Duty Population. Scully W, Parada SA, Arrington ED. -Madigan Army Medical Center Research Day, Tacoma, WA, Apr 2010
  • 4. Pre-Operative Predictors of Length of Hospital Stay and Discharge Disposition Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. Crawford DA, Scully W, Manoso M. -Madigan Army Medical Center Research Day, Tacoma, WA, Apr 2010.
  • 5. A Critical Analysis of the Ebola and Marburg Viruses- Honors Undergraduate Thesis. Scully W. -Honors Society Convention, Miami University, Oxford, OH, Apr 2004.

Publications

Peer-reviewed (* denotes a mentored student, resident, or junior faculty member)

  • 1. Scully W, Rumley MJC, Caskey PM. Bilateral patellar stress fractures in a skeletally immature athlete: A case report JBJS Case Connect. 2019;9(4):e0047. PMID 31850960
  • 2. Scully W, Deren ME, Sultan AA, Linsen ST, Nageotte W, Molloy RM, Krebs VE. Removal of well-fixed tibial cone in revision total knee arthroplasty- A uniquely challenging yet necessary scenario J Knee Surg. 2019. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID 31683353.
  • 3. Scully W, Deren ME, Bloomfield MR. Catastrophic tibial baseplate failure of a modern cementless total knee arthroplasty implant. Arthroplast Today. 2019;5(4):446-52. PMID 31886388.
  • 4. Scully W, Benavides JM. Surgical tips for performing open fasciotomies for chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the leg. Foot Ankle Int. 2019;40:859-65. PMID: 30966780.
  • 5. Scully W, Piuzzi NS, Sodhi N, Sultan AA, George J, Khlopas A, Muschler GF, Higuera CA, Mont MA. The effect of body mass index on 30-day complications after total hip arthroplasty. Hip Int. 2019; Feb 5. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 30719937.
  • 6. Rohena-Quinquilla IR, Rohena-Quinquilla FJ, Scully WF , Evanson JR. Femoral neck stress injuries: analysis of 156 cases in a U.S. Army active duty military population and proposal of a new MRI classification system. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2018;210:1-7. [ePub ahead of print].
  • 7. Wilson DJ, Milam BP, Scully WF, Balog TP, Min KS, Chen CS, Marchant BG, Arrington ED. Biomechanical evaluation of unicortical stress risers of the proximal humerus associated with pectoralis major repair. Orthopedics . 2017 [ePub ahead of print]. PMID: 28817161.
  • 8. Corey SA*, Bunyasaranand J*, Scully WF , Rumley JC, Cameron CD. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy. Orthopedics Today . June 2017.
  • 9. Wilson DJ*, Scully WF , Min KS, Harmon TA, Eichinger JK, Arrington ED. Biomechanical analysis of intramedullary vs. superior plate fixation of transverse midshaft clavicle fractures. J Shoulder Elbow Surg . 2016;25(6):949-53. PMID: 26775744.
  • 10. Wilson DJ*, Scully WF , Rawlings J*. Evolving role of ultrasound in therapeutic injections of the upper extremity. Orthopedics . 2015;38(11):e1017-24. PMID: 26558666.
  • 11. Scully WF , White KK, Song KM, Mosca VS. Injection-induced gluteus muscle contractures: Diagnosis with the "Reverse Ober Test" and surgical management. J Pediatr Orthop . 2015;35(2):192-8. PMID: 24992345.
  • 12. Morgan EN*, Crawford DA, Scully WF , Noce N. Medical management of distal radius fragility fractures. Orthopedics . 2014;37(12):e1068-73. PMID: 25437080.
  • 13. Scully WF , Wilson DJ*, Parada SA, Arrington ED. Iatrogenic nerve injuries in shoulder surgery. J Am Acad Orthop Surg . 2013;21(12):717-26. PMID: 24292928.
  • 14. Scully WF , Wilson DJ*, Arrington ED. "Central" quadriceps tendon harvest with patellar bone plug: surgical technique revisited. Arthrosc Tech. 2013;2(4):e427-32. PMID: 24400194.
  • 15. Scully WF , Crawford DA, Brugman SC*, Manoso MW. Glenoid component failure after total shoulder arthroplasty with migration of the component into posterior subcutaneous tissue: A case report. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2013;22(3):241-4. PMID: 24063802
  • 16. Scully WF, Wilson DJ*, Grassbaugh JA, Branstetter JG, Marchant BM, Arrington ED. Technical note: A simple surgical technique for subpectoral biceps tenodesis using a double-loaded suture anchor. Arthrosc Tech. 2013;2(2):e191-6. PMID: 23875150
  • 17. Scully WF, Teeny SM. Pseudotumor associated with a metal-on-polyethylene total hip arthroplasty. Orthopedics . 2013;36(5);e666-70. PMID: 23672921
  • 18. Scully WF , Fisher SG*, Parada SA, Arrington ED. Septic arthritis following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a comprehensive review of the literature. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2013;22(2):127-33. PMID: 23628565
  • 19. Scully WF , McMulkin ML, Baird GO, Gordon AB, Tompkins BJ, Caskey PM. Outcomes of rectus femoris transfers in children with cerebral palsy: effect of transfer site. J Pediatr Orthop . 2013;33(3):303-8. PMID: 23482268.
  • 20. Dunn J*, Scully WF , Crawford DA, Manoso M. Ipsilateral diaphyseal femur fracture following resection arthroplasty: A case report. J Arthroplasty . 2012;27(8):1580. PMID: 22386608
  • 21. Scully WF , Parada SA, Arrington ED. Allograft osteochondral transplantation in the knee in the active duty population. Mil Med. 2011;176(10):1196-1201. PMID: 22128659
  • 22. Crawford DA, Scully W , McFadden L, Manoso M. Pre-operative predictors of length of hospital stay and discharge disposition following primary total knee arthroplasty at a military medical center. Mil Med . 2011;176(3):304-7. PMID: 21456357

Published Educational Material

  • 1. Surgical technique video- Scully WF , Wilson DJ, Arrington ED. "Central" quadriceps tendon harvest with patellar bone plug: surgical technique revisited. Arthrosc Tech. 2013.
  • 2. Surgical technique video- Scully WF, Wilson DJ, Grassbaugh JA, Branstetter JG, Marchant BM, Arrington ED. Technical note: A simple surgical technique for subpectoral biceps tenodesis using a double-loaded suture anchor. Arthrosc Tech. 2013.

Ongoing Research

  • 1. Incidence of clinical significant incidental findings noted on preoperative CT scans performed for robotic hip and knee replacement surgical planning.
    Authors: Scully WF, , Schach B
    Institutional Affiliation: Crystal Clinic, Solon, OH.
  • 2. Isolated tibial baseplate revision versus full revision total knee arthroplasty for cemented tibial baseplate loosening.
    Authors: Scully WF, , Etscheidt J, Haben C.
    Institutional Affiliation: Institution Affiliation: Crystal Clinic, Solon, OH.
  • 3. Risk of infection from intra-articular steroid injections at the time of manipulation under anesthesia for total knee replacement stiffness.
    Authors: Scully WF, , Hill K, Eggebrecht Z.
    Institutional Affiliation: Institution Affiliation: Crystal Clinic, Solon, OH.
  • 4. A biomechanical analysis of the effect of tibial baseplate malalignment on polyethylene wear
    Authors: Scully WF, , Higuera CA
    Institutional Affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
  • 5. Femoral neck stress fractures in active duty personnel
    Authors: Scully WF, , Benavides J, Benavides L, Evanson JR, Rumley JCL
    Institutional Affiliation: Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, GA
  • 6. "Riser finger"- a unique finger fracture from the Army Airborne school swing-landing trainer
    Authors: Scully WF, Rumley JCL
    Institutional Affiliation: Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, GA
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • American Orthopaedic Association
  • American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
  • Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons