...choppiness in ordering, Anika still expects low single-digit growth for the full year in this business. The company’s other segments suffered more from early-year COVID pressures but showed signs of...
Globus Medical reported 1Q22 orthopedic sales of $230.5 million, +1.4% compared to 1Q21. The modest growth resulted from COVID headwinds, a difficult prior-year comparison and a slow-developing capital sales pipeline....
SeaSpine reported 1Q22 orthopedic sales of $50.7 million, +20.8% compared to 1Q21. The company said that COVID-related headwinds had a significant impact in January, but quickly recovered in February. SeaSpine...
...of two halves, as COVID and healthcare staffing shortages severely impacted the beginning of 2022. However, February and March brought procedure recovery and the return of elective surgeries in key...
Orthofix reported 1Q22 orthopedic sales of $106.4 million, +0.8% vs. 1Q21. The company experienced a significant slowdown in procedure volume due to COVID restrictions and hospital staffing shortages, but March...
...faster than expected elective procedure recovery as COVID relents in parts of the world. The rebound of elective procedures more than offset other pressures, like staffing shortages and inflation. The...
...cementless should further bolster this segment. The delay of China’s volume-based purchasing policy for knee and hip implants to the second quarter helped offset the worsening COVID outbreak there. The...
...the COVID-19 pandemic, the orthopaedics market is on strong footing and ripe for solutions that help surgeons improve patients’ lives,” Mr. Binder said. “Today’s leadership changes will better position Exactech...
...quarter of 2022. Many orthopedic executives expect 2022 to bring all the same challenges we’ve seen previously. COVID surges, critical staff shortages and ongoing supply chain issues will remain headwinds...
...just because of COVID; it’s a long-time trend that has been developing. But as we look out several years at the exploding patient population, it doesn’t seem like healthcare resources...
