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April 2018  

Last year, the 20 largest orthopaedic device companies posted year-over-year revenue increases. That's a statement we haven't made for at least the last three years, and one we think indicates positive momentum. What fueled this growth? New product launches, acquisitions and international expansion were the most-cited contributors.

Over the last 100 years, orthopaedic surgery has migrated from therapies based on limb removal to joint replacement to tissue repair, and we are beginning to see clinical solutions for tissue regeneration. Scott P. Bruder, M.D., Ph.D. explains how these four Rs represent the history and future of clinical orthopaedics.



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The $375MM transaction is slated to close within 2Q18. Paragon Medical, a Tier 1 manufacturer of orthopaedic implants, instruments, cases and trays, will join NN's Life Sciences division.
 
Nawana's experience includes 15+ years with Johnson & Johnson, primarily in the Medical Devices & Diagnostics segment and culminating in 2011 with his appointment as Worldwide President of DePuy Synthes Spine; during this time, he oversaw the integration of Synthes.
 
AK Medical, the largest orthopaedic implant manufacturer in China, was the first to commercialize 3D printing technology for joint and spine devices in the region. JRI, founded in 1970 by orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Ronald Furlong, was in 1985 the first company to produce a hydroxyapatite-coated hip.
 
The modular  system  combines anatomic restoration with an aspherical head design, and is cleared for use with the company's Inlay Glenoid system.


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