Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction The patella, also known as the âknee capâ sits at the front part of the knee. As the knee bends, it glides in a groove of the femur called the âtrochlear grooveâ.
In its 2011 salary survey, the MGMA offered separate statistics for hospital-employed physicians. Orthopedic spinal surgeons topped the list at an average of $714,088 per year, with neurosurgeons at $701,927 per year and pediatric neurosurgeons averaging $656,282. Pediatric cardiovascular surgeons averaged $681,408 per year, as opposed to $567,171 for other cardiovascular surgeons.
These salaries place cardiac surgeons among the highest-paid of all surgical specialties. In the AMGA survey, only neurosurgeons, at $656,520 a year,and orthopedic spinal surgeons, at $710,556 a year, reported higher earnings. In comparison, general surgeons reported a median salary of $370,024 a year. In the MGMA survey, neurosurgeons enjoyed the highest salaries at $767,627 per year, with pediatric neurosurgeons earning $643,188 a year. General surgeons were well below those figures, at $368,108 per year.