NEW YORK, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces
that a new market research report is available in its
catalogue:
Spinal Surgical Devices: Technologies and Global
Markets
http://www.reportlinker.com/p0297996/Spinal-Surgical-Devices-Technologies-and-Global-Markets.html
THIS REPORT CONTAINS
A focus on how nonfusion products, including dynamic
stabilization (or motion-preservation) devices and total disc
replacement (TDR) are becoming the treatments of choice, especially
for younger, more-active patients
Analysis of the global spinal devices market, with data for
2008, estimates for 2009, and projections of compound annual growth
rates (CAGRs) through 2014
A breakdown of end-user markets, including hospitals, research
facilities, freestanding spinal care clinics, and outpatient
centers
An overview of the history and current state of medical spinal
fusion and nonfusion devices
Comprehensive patent analyses.
INTRODUCTIONMost people at one point or another have
experienced back pain. The pain usually lasts for only a short
duration and then resolves itself with little or no medical
attention. For others, however, the pain is unresolving,
chronic, and severe, and may involve neurological symptoms,
including radiating pain or numbness down an arm or leg. For
these relatively few sufferers, surgical intervention may be
necessary.
As individuals age, the effects of wear and tear on the body
accumulate. This is true of the spine. Degenerative
changes, not a single traumatic blow, are the cause of most cases
that result in spinal surgery. These degenerative
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