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Spinal implants: a summary for asia

Posted on July 1, 2008 in white papers and publications

 

The spinal implant market in Asia has been growing at a rate of 20% every year on average and promises greater growth in the coming years. Main drivers of growth are increased awareness of spinal disorder treatments, an increased GDP leading to higher government and patient spending power, increased usage of motor vehicles and machinery leading to rising number of trauma surgeries and lastly, an increase in obesity leading to back problems and injuries among the middle to high social class.