Academic productivity metrics correlate positively with industry funding amongst orthopedic shoulder and elbow surgeons.

Background: Research efforts can produce practice-changing results with widespread implications for patient care. While critical to the advancement of the field, such efforts do not often provide direct compensation. However, a researcher's academic productivity may facilitate industry relationships, either as the impetus for the affiliation or a result of collaboration.

Academic Productivity in Orthopaedic Traumatology Correlates Positively With Industry Compensation.

Objective: To determine the association between academic productivity and industry compensation among Orthopaedic Traumatologists.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Review of the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Open Payments program from 2016 to 2020.

The Association Between Orthopaedic Surgeon Academic Productivity Metrics and Compensation from Medical Industry.

Introduction: Academic research has value well beyond personal financial gain. However, these endeavors do require a notable amount of time and opportunity cost. Academic productivity may raise a researcher's profile within the field, increasing the likelihood for interactions with the medical industry and possibly cultivating relationships with future monetary significance.