Here are eight statistics on orthopedist compensation and alternative payment models for orthopedists in 2012 based on data from the Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report: 2013.

Ross A. Benthien, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in practice with Orthopaedic Associates of Hartford (Conn.), was elected president of Connecticut Orthopaedic Society for 2013 to 2015, according to a Hartford Courant report.

Stephen Brotherton, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has been named president of the Texas Medical Association, according to a Star-Telegram report.

Orthopedic surgery generated the most revenue for hospitals, generating $2.68 million on average, according to the "2013 Physician Inpatient/Outpatient Revenue Survey" from Merritt Hawkins.

Here are five qualities of orthopedic surgeon leaders.

Eeric Truumees, MD, is the administrative and development council director for the North American Spine Society. He is a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon and practices at Seton Spine and Scoliosis Center in Austin, Texas.

Here are 10 statistics on orthopedics-driven ambulatory surgery center operating expenses based on the 2011 VMG Multispecialty ASC Intellimarker report on ASCs with more than 50 percent orthopedics.

Richard Steadman, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, is scheduled to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament of Newcastle United's Ryan Taylor, according to a report by The Sun.

More than half of physicians in the United States are employed by hospitals, including about 60 percent of family physicians, according to a Medscape report.

Kansas Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine at Cypress in Wichita has recruited Camden Whitaker, MD, an orthopedic surgeon previously of Kansas Spine Specialists, according to a Wichita Business Journal report.