Adding to its armamentarium for early intervention of joint preservation in the knee, Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. has acquired Zimmer Knee Creations Inc. of West Chester, PA. Knee Creations’ Subchondroplasty is a percutaneous outpatient procedure that essentially treats the bone marrow edema of the subchondral bone beneath the cartilage lesion, by injecting highly targeted bone void filler into the bone for reinforcement. (See Also see "Knee OA: Growing Demand For Nonsurgical Options" - Medtech Insight, 16 December, 2011..)
“As a company, we have been highly focused on building out our early-intervention portfolio, starting with our Gel-One hyaluronic acid (HA),” says Jeffery McCaulley, president of Zimmer’s orthopedic reconstructive division,...
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