Question: What trends in the spine device industry are making the biggest impact on how spine procedures are performed?
Michael Veldman: In the United States market, you are going to continue to see fusion as the standard of care in the foreseeable future. That’s being predicted in most of the market reports. I think you’ll see minimally invasive spine procedures as another trend that is going to continue. At Invibio, we are seeing a trend in the interbody space with our more differentiated material offering to improve bone apposition onto the implant.
Fusion is the largest part of the spine market with more than 90 percent share in the United States. You’ll also see some cervical arthroplasty predicted to grow in double digits, but I don’t think it’ll have the majority of the cervical market.
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