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Half of orthopedic surgeons received $350,000 or more last year, and the highest compensated surgeons could be found in small cities across the United States, according to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2011.

In anticipation of the 2012 congressional elections, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and six other specialty societies have joined together to prepare physicians for future public service, according to a story in AAOS Now.

The Center for Musculoskeletal Research at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center is holding its first annual scientific symposium on July 15 to celebrate orthopedic research, according to a hospital news release.

Many risks that cause patients to fall are not adequately addressed with fall prevention initiatives used in healthcare facilities, according to a release from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Danville (Va.) Spine Center, a division of Danville Orthopedic Clinic, welcomed Leon Abram, MD, a traumatic spinal disorder surgeons.

Michael Chmell, MD, a knee surgeon with Rockford Orthopedic Associates, has been appointed to serve a three-year term on the College of Engineering Advisory Council at the University of Notre Dame, according to a Rockford Register Star news report.

Stewart Memorial Community Hospital in Lake City, Iowa, has expanded orthopedic services and added two orthopedists, according to a KCIM report.

Prior to 1950, sacroiliac joint dysfunction was thought the predominant cause of back pain. Post-1950, physicians have been more focused on the disc as the cause for back pain, which has led to several advances in that area of spine surgery. However, the decreased awareness of sacro-iliac dysfunction has lead to cases of misdiagnosis of SI joint dysfunction as discogenic back pain or sciatica.

"There are a few different studies recently about sacroiliac joint dysfunction showing that it affects about 25 percent of adults with low back pain," says Richard Kube, MD, a spine surgeon with Prairie Spine & Pain Institute in Peoria, Ill. "Given how common sacroiliac joint dysfunction is, it's important that we make it part of the training and examination process. If we have the wrong diagnosis and do the wrong treatment, the outcome is going to be poor."