John Costino, DO, a North Wildwood, N.J.-based sports medicine and family practice physician, and his wife Barbara Costino were indicted on three counts of healthcare fraud, according to a Press of Atlantic City report.
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Physicians around the country are treating young patients with minor and traumatic sports injuries. There are several aspects of participating in sporting activities that can cause sports injuries and physicians today are focused on educating their young patients and potential…
After performing over 200 minimally invasive spinal fusion procedures in the past few years, Gary Alegre, MD, of Alpine Orthopaedic Group in St. Stockton, Calif., instructs experienced physicians around the world on minimally invasive spinal fusion techniques. Most recently, two…
The quality of an orthopedic patient's postoperative care has an effect on the patient's long-term cardiac outcomes, according to a study recently published in Anesthesiology.
Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, Wash., is teaming up with five area high schools and Northwest Orthopaedic, also located in Richland, to help student athletes assess and manage concussions using an online program, according to an NBC KNDO/KNDU local…
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Borgess Sports Medicine, located in Kalamazoo, Mich., now offers a sports injury walk-in clinic catered toward young athletes, according to a Borgess Health Bone & Joint Institute news release.
When treating isolated traumatic meniscal tears, arthroscopic meniscal repair is less likely to aggravate osteoarthritis and more successful in returning the patient to sports activity as compared with the partial meniscectomy, according to an article published in The Journal of…
Robert J. Tomlinson, MD, a Fayetteville, Ark.-based orthopedic surgeon has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for healthcare fraud, according to an Arkansas News report.
The level of competitiveness in young athletes has grown tremendously in the last decade, leading to single-sport athletes and overuse injuries. As a result, the America Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine launched the STOP sports injury campaign in order to…