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.
Cardiovascular surgeons were also near the top of the list at an average of $560,659, or $762,846 per year for pediatric cardiovascular surgeons. A similar survey by the American Medical Group Association rated orthopedic spinal surgeons as the highest-paid of all physicians at a median income of $688,503 per year. Orthopedic joint replacement surgeons were second at $605,953 per year, ahead of neurosurgeons at $592,811.