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U.S. Markets for Spinal Motion Preserving Devices
It is estimated that approximately 50 million people in the United States (U.S.) suffer from back pain. In 2004, more than 1 million spine surgeries were performed in the U.S.—far more than the number of hip and knee replacements combined. Factors driving growth of the spine surgery products market include the growing number of people with degenerative disc disease (DDD), which typically is caused by gradual disc damage and often results in disc herniation and chronic, debilitating lower back pain. It is most common among otherwise healthy people in their 30s or 40s and affects approximately half of the U.S. population age 40 and older.