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. 2023 Apr 3;14(7):2081–2087. doi: 10.1177/21925682231168578

Table 6.

General Payments Breakdown.

Payment Group All-% of Total Value O-% of Total Value N-% of Total Value All- % of Total Payments O- % of Total Payments N- % of Total Payments
Royalty/Licensure 62.58 65.62 52.05 5.55 5.99 4.34
Consulting 25.41 24.46 28.69 19.58 21.44 14.38
Traveling/Lodging 3.53 2.82 6.00 22.82 21.71 25.91
Acquisitions 2.06 .86 6.22 .09 .06 .17
Food/Beverage 1.34 1.27 1.59 47.17 46.34 49.49
Education .02 .03 .01 1.04 .78 1.77
Other 5.05 4.95 5.46 3.76 3.72 3.94

Payments groups were adopted from the Open Payments database. O = orthopedic surgeons. N = neurosurgeons. Total value = the sum of industry payment amounts. Total payments = the sum of all transactions. Other includes entertainment, grant, honoraria, gifts, prospective ownership, serving as faculty, and other services. Underlined data is not seen in each column.