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Dr. Frank G. Russo-Alesi, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Foot & Ankle Surgery

Medical College of Georgia

Professional interests include: musculoskeletal problems

1825 Martha Berry Boulevard Northeast
Rome, GA 30165

(762) 235-2700

Dr. Frank G. Russo-Alesi, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Rome, GA specializing in sports medicine, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and foot & ankle surgery. He graduated from Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Frank G. Russo-Alesi, MD is affiliated with Atrium Health Floyd, AdventHealth, Harbin Clinic, Harbin Clinic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, HARBIN CLINIC LLC and Harbin Clinic Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Rome.

Office Locations

Address:

1825 Martha Berry Boulevard Northeast
Rome, GA 30165

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Musculoskeletal Problems

The musculoskeletal system refers collectively to the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. It is what gives the body structure and movement. Because this system encompasses so much of the body, musculoskeletal problems are extremely varied and can happen almost anywhere. There are musculoskeletal problems that affect only the joints, those that affect the bones, those that affect tendons and ligaments, and those that can happen in any area of the body but cause pain and numbness.

Joint problems include bursitis and arthritis. Bursitis is the inflammation of a fluid-filled sac cushion on the outside of a joint, causing symptoms including pain and swelling. Arthritis is the inflammation and damage of a joint due to wear and tear or disease. There are several treatments for arthritis, but if the damage progresses far enough, joint replacement may be necessary. In joint replacement, a metal or plastic implant is surgically placed within the joint to make movement easier.

Bone problems include scoliosis, fractures, and osteoporosis. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine, making the normally straight spine look like a 'C' or 'S.' It is treated with braces or surgery. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break easily. It's most common in women, especially older women. Fully half of all women over 65 have osteoporosis. Fractures are any break in the bone. They can be a simple crack or a severe and complicated shatter. Osteoporosis causes fractures in people who have it, but other causes are trauma (such as a fall) or overuse.

Tendon and ligament problems most often result from injury or overuse. Two good examples are ligament tears and tendonitis. The most common ligament tear is the ACL tear in the knee. This ligament supports and stabilizes the knee and is most often torn during sports activities. Tendonitis happens when a tendon, which connects muscles and bones together, becomes irritated and inflamed. This happens most often in older patients who push their bodies too far, leading to pain and swelling. Treatment for both tendon and ligament problems usually includes rest, ice, and supporting the area to let it heal.

Pain and numbness problems can be caused by overuse, disease, an injury, or a compressed nerve. Lower back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome are two of the most common conditions patients encounter. Lower back pain may be caused by sore muscles that have been overworked, or an injury to the disks separating the vertebrae in the spine. Lower back pain usually goes away on its own within a few days, but it may require medical treatment depending on the cause. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the nerve at the base of the palm becomes trapped or pinched. Symptoms include tingling, pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand. Treatment involves rest and sometimes steroid injections.

Because the musculoskeletal system involves so much of the body, problems here can be incredibly varied in their type and severity. Some musculoskeletal problems will go away on their own or only require rest, while others may require medication, physical therapy, or even surgery.

aspiration	85
blood draw	16
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	82
doctor visit	1004
excision	45
hip imaging	17
hospital care	45
injections	107
inpatient care	45
lab tests	53
musculoskeletal imaging	59
nail avulsion	38
nail procedures	38
X-rays	58

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	498

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	703
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	349
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	58
Less than 65	185

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

amputation	31
aspiration	100
blood draw	20
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	47
doctor visit	952
excision	19
hip imaging	15
hospital care	48
injections	138
inpatient care	48
lab tests	36
lower extremity surgery	14
musculoskeletal imaging	48
nail avulsion	79
nail procedures	79
upper extremity surgery	32
X-rays	47

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	507

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	694
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	63
Less than 65	193

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

amputation	35
aspiration	56
blood draw	19
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	31
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	64
doctor visit	883
excision	33
hospital care	35
injections	92
inpatient care	35
lab tests	11
lower extremity surgery	11
musculoskeletal imaging	8
nail avulsion	43
nail procedures	43
nerve block	12
pain management	12
upper extremity surgery	21
X-rays	7

**Gender**
Male	508
Female	860

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1238
Black	106
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	630
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	100
Less than 65	308

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

aspiration	46
blood draw	28
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	42
doctor visit	940
excision	19
hospital care	35
injections	119
inpatient care	35
lab tests	68
lower extremity surgery	26
musculoskeletal imaging	14
nail avulsion	26
nail procedures	26
nerve block	29
pain management	29
X-rays	13

**Gender**
Male	271
Female	451

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	661
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	325
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	68
Less than 65	149

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

aspiration	77
blood draw	26
bone surgery	12
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	37
doctor visit	839
excision	11
hospital care	55
injections	144
inpatient care	55
lab tests	74
lower extremity surgery	33
nail avulsion	20
nail procedures	20
nerve block	20
pain management	20

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	443

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	644
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	64
Less than 65	151

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

aspiration	90
blood draw	27
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	20
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	70
doctor visit	996
excision	41
hospital care	56
injections	144
inpatient care	56
lab tests	49
lower extremity surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	33
nail avulsion	29
nail procedures	29
nerve block	15
pain management	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20
X-rays	51

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	523

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	742
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	347
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	71
Less than 65	163

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

aspiration	69
blood draw	15
bone surgery	28
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	90
doctor visit	787
excision	101
hospital care	39
injections	66
inpatient care	39
lab tests	32
lower extremity surgery	85
musculoskeletal imaging	14
nail avulsion	36
nail procedures	36
open surgery	40
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	30
skin procedures	30
tendon surgery	40
X-rays	13

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	474

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	701
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	63
Less than 65	160

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

aspiration	21
blood draw	18
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	113
doctor visit	623
excision	113
hospital care	34
injections	18
inpatient care	34
lower extremity surgery	21
nail avulsion	10
nail procedures	10
open surgery	24
tendon surgery	24

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	368

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	563
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	50
Less than 65	116

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

aspiration	13
blood draw	30
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	17
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	253
doctor visit	1291
excision	253
hospital care	21
injections	23
inpatient care	21
lab tests	23
lower extremity surgery	36
musculoskeletal imaging	16
nail avulsion	36
nail procedures	36
nerve block	12
open surgery	39
pain management	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
tendon surgery	39
X-rays	38

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank G. Russo-Alesi, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Frank G. Russo-Alesi, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Rome, GA were injections, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision and aspiration.

amputation	33
aspiration	64
blood draw	22
bone surgery	20
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	22
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	89
doctor visit	924
excision	71
hip imaging	16
hospital care	40
injections	98
inpatient care	40
lab tests	44
lower extremity surgery	32
musculoskeletal imaging	28
nail avulsion	36
nail procedures	36
nerve block	17
open surgery	34
pain management	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
skin procedures	22
tendon surgery	34
upper extremity surgery	26
X-rays	34

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank G. Russo-Alesi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	33
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	594
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	53
75 to 84	161
Less than 65	142
65 to 74	292

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank G. Russo-Alesi, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Frank G. Russo-Alesi, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Frank G. Russo-Alesi, MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia. He completed residency at University of Florida Health Science Center and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Residency: University of Florida Health Science Center and Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Frank G. Russo-Alesi, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Atrium Health Floyd

AdventHealth

Harbin Clinic

Harbin Clinic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

HARBIN CLINIC LLC

Harbin Clinic Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Rome

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Frank G. Russo-Alesi, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$2,417 $2,417
UNITED ORTHOPEDICS LLC	$1,856 $1,856
ACUMED LLC	$880 New Product Development $527	Ratcheting Compression Plating System $352
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$219 SYNVISC-ONE $124	Osteoarthritis of the knee $95
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$185 TFN-Advance $142	ORTHOVISC $16	MOTOBAND $14	HEALIX KNOTLESS PEEK $13
Other	$719 GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX $181	Paragon 28 Calc Fracture Plate $106	CELLULAR THERAPY PRODUCT $79	Affixus $50	CELEBREX $46	Other $256

**Types of Payments**
Education	$3,765
Food and Beverage	$1,532
Travel and Lodging	$964
Consulting Fee	$14

Biography

Dr. Frank Russo-Alesi, who practices in Rome, GA, is a medical specialist in foot & ankle surgery, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine. Areas of expertise for Dr. Russo-Alesi include musculoskeletal problems. He is a graduate of Medical College of Georgia. For his professional training, Dr. Russo-Alesi completed a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of Florida Health Science Center. He is affiliated with AdventHealth, Atrium Health Floyd, and Harbin Clinic. Dr. Russo-Alesi's practice in Rome, GA is open to new patients as reported by AdventHealth.