Each year, nearly five million people in the U.S. receive medical treatment for sports injuries including sprains, strains, dislocations, fractures, knee injuries, shoulder injuries, and muscle/tendon tears. These injuries are treated according to their severity, with treatments ranging from conservative care, such as bandages and splints, to surgical removal or replacement of the affected area. More recently, the focus has been on tissue transplantation and regeneration. The market for devices to treat these conditions is set to grow to almost $15.5 billion by 2018, according to MedTech Insight report, "U.S. Markets for Sports Medicine Products," published by the in October 2014.
Growth in the market for sports medicine devices has been the subject of multiple deals among manufacturers of orthopedic products in recent months, with the sector undergoing further consolidation. (See...
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