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 as the highest-paid of all surgical specialties. In the AMGA survey, orthopedic surgeons came close at median of $582,056 a year. In comparison, general surgeons reported a median salary of $413,824 a year. In a MGMA survey, orthopedic surgeons enjoyed the highest salaries at $559,137 per year, with pediatric neurosurgeons earning $643,188 a year. General surgeons were well below those figures, at $373,478 per year. Career Outlook Cardiac surgeons spend a total of eight years in college, with the first four in an undergraduate premedical program and the second four in a medical or osteopathic school.