Spinal Tech

The news about Zimmer Biomet acquiring LDR could raise some concerns Austin, Texas.-based LDR employees because the former has previously shut down Austin offices of companies it has bought, according to an Austin American-Statesman report.

Here are five recent mergers, acquisitions and partnership agreements that took place among spine and orthopedic companies.

The Asia Pacific spine surgery devices market is anticipated to hit $2.22 billion by 2019, based on a MicroMarket Monitor report, according to WhaTech.

NuVasive stock hit a new 52-week high on June 9, according to an Equities report.

The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City bought its third EOS imaging system.

The global spine surgery robots market is anticipated to reach $2.77 billion by 2022, due to an increasing geriatric population and hospital cost reductions, based on a Reportstack report, according to WhaTech.

Gainesville, Fla.-based Exactech and the University of Florida, also in Gainesville, added the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on the university's campus, according to Yahoo! Finance.

Larry S. Bankston, MD, and Robert W. Easton, MD, both with Baton Rouge (La.) Orthopaedic Clinic, performed the first meniscus replacement procedure in the South using Memphis, Tenn.-based Active Implants' NUsurface Meniscus Implant.

The global spinal implants market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.91 percent between 2016 and 2020, according to a Market Research report.

Here are 13 key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies over the past week.