Data for the study on private equity acquisitions was collected between 2012 and 2021.
Here are five key things to know about where private equity stands in orthopedics:
1. Orthopedic practices acquired by private equity saw a 7.1 percent increase in physician prices.
2. The private equity penetration rate is lower for orthopedics than many other physician specialties, at 1.9 percent.
3. Orthopedic private equity has a mean market share of 54 percent.
4. Following private equity acquisitions, the expenditure per patient rises about 4 percent at orthopedic practices.
5. Waud Capital Partners has been the largest private equity acquirer of orthopedic practices.
