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1. General orthopedic surgeons: increase
General orthopedic surgeons only received about $15,000 more in 2010 than 2009. In 2010, general orthopedic surgeons received $539,354, compared to little more than $524,000 in 2009.
2. Sports medicine: decrease
Sports medicine physicians overall saw a decrease of about $8,000 in compensation from 2009 to 2010. In 2010, the overall average compensation for sports medicine physicians was $645,602, compared with more than $653,000 in 2009.
3. Spine surgeons: increase
Spine surgeons saw an increase in compensation from 2009 to 2010. In 2009, spine surgeons received average annual compensation of about $710,000, which is approximately $50,000 lower than the $760,782 reported in 2010.
4. Hip and joint surgeons: increase
Hip and joint surgeons received approximately $675,159 in 2010, which is around $77,000 more than they received in 2009. Hip and joint surgeons experience among the highest increase in compensation from 2009 to 2010.
5. Hand surgeons: increase
Hand surgeons received $572,945 in 2010, which is about $28,000 more than they received in 2009. In 2009, hand surgeons received approximately $544,000.
6. Foot and ankle surgeons: decrease
Like sports medicine physicians, foot and ankle surgeons also saw a decrease in annual compensation from $518,463 in 2009 to $493,545 in 2010. The $25,000 decline is significantly more than the $8,000 decline for sports medicine physicians, which means foot and ankle surgeons experienced the biggest decrease in compensation among orthopedic subspecialists.
7. Orthopedic trauma: increase
Orthopedic trauma surgeons experienced a around $17,000 increase in compensation from 2009 to 2010. In 2009, the average orthopedic trauma surgeon received more than $592,000 annually, which jumped to $609,614 by 2010.
8. Pediatric orthopedic surgeons: increase
Pediatric orthopedic surgeons experienced the biggest compensation increase, more than $90,000, from 2009-2010. Pediatric orthopedic surgeons received more than $468,000, in 2009, which jumped to $559,422 in 2010.
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