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Orthopedic surgeons practicing in the Northwest region of the United States earn more than orthopedists in any other U.S. region, according to the Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report 2015.

The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved The Carle Foundation's plan for a $23 million outpatient orthopedic and sports medicine center in Champaign, Ill., according to a report by The News-Gazette.

In partnership with D1 Sports Training and GreatLife Malaska Golf & Fitness, The Orthopedic Institute has submitted plans to the city of Sioux Falls, Iowa for a $4.75 million athletic training center, reports Argus Leader.

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Orthopedists earn the most from patient care as compared to physicians from other specialties, according to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2015.

The University of Arkansas Athletics Department and clinical partners, in cooperation with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will see the state's first one-year sports medicine fellowship program for family physicians begin this summer.

Richard Ferkel, MD, performed ankle surgery on Phoenix Suns' guard Brandon Knight, according to an AZ Central Sports report.

Here are 10 statistics on salaries and bonuses for sports medicine physicians, as of April 2015, from Salary.com.

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John Shapiro of Manhattan Beach, Calif., is a former football player and current father and coach whose son suffered a football concussion, which forced him to learn more, reports EasyReaderNews.com.