Spinal nonfusion technologies as still reimbursed much lower — if at all — than spinal fusion technologies. This leaves surgeons unwilling to adopt them until more long-term clinical results have been obtained.
However, LDR Spine, Globus Medical and Pioneer Surgical will launch new nonfusion spinal technologies by 2017.
The United States, one of the most lucrative nonfusion markets, will grow robustly, nearly 19 percent annually, through 2017.
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