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.
General surgeons practicing in the Great Lakes region reported the highest average salary in 2011, $297,000. Those practicing in California and Hawaii earned a close second, averaging $295,000, and those in the Southwestern states earned a relatively high average salary of $285,000 per year.