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Here are the starting salaries offered to orthopedic surgeons over the last five years or so, according to Merritt Hawkins' 2014 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.

Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD, and his team at Vail, Colo.-based Steadman Philippon Research Institute published an educational interactive digital book.

Robert Anderson, MD, performed foot surgery on Memphis Grizzlies' center Marc Gasol, according to a Fox Sports report.

A botulinum toxin injection and physiotherapy may be an effective treatment for a painful knee condition that often affects runners and cyclists, according to a study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

New York-based United Health Services broke ground on the UHS Comprehensive Orthopedic Center in Binghamton, N.Y.

Patients benefit from one-on-one education sessions and access to an informational web portal before undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery, according to a study at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

Here are 10 orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week:

James Andrews, MD, performed elbow surgery on Dallas Cowboys free agent defensive end Jeremy Mincey, according to an ESPN report.

Among orthopedic surgeons, the three most-frequently cited primary areas of practice are sports medicine (15.8 percent), hand surgery (10.8 percent) and total joint procedures (10.4 percent), according to the 2014 Orthopaedic Surgeon Census from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Indianapolis Airport Authority's will vote on a proposal to build a $500 million sports medical complex on the unused land at Indianapolis International Airport, according to The Washington Times.