U.S. Markets for Sports Medicine Products, October 2014

Each year in the U.S., approximately 30 million children and teens participate in organized sports, and more than 
200 million adults participate in non-work-related sports or recreational activities.  Although these activities are generally beneficial to one’s health, they do involve the risk of injury and associated healthcare costs.  Each year, nearly 5 million people in the U.S. receive medical treatment for sports injuries including sprains/strains, dislocations/fractures, knee injuries, shoulder injuries, and muscle/tendon tears.  

This dynamic new report from Medtech Insight includes analyses of products, current/forecast markets, competitors, and opportunities in the U.S. sports medicine devices market.  Product areas covered by the scope of this report include conservative sports medicine products (e.g., bandages, functional braces, heat/cold therapy products, nonprescription systemic analgesics, prescription NSAIDs, splints and wraps, and synovial fluid replacement products), arthroscopy products (e.g., arthroscopic visualization products, fluid management products, manual instruments, and powered instruments), and surgical implants (e.g., cartilage regeneration products, cruciate ligament fixation devices, ligament/tendon regeneration products, meniscal fixation devices, meniscal regeneration products, and shoulder fixation devices).  

In 2013, combined sales of sports medicine products in the U.S. totaled approximately $13.0 billion; of this, conservative care products accounted for 81% of sales (mostly due to sales of OTC and non-narcotic prescription pain medication), arthroscopic products accounted for 10% of sales, and surgical implants accounted for the remaining 9% of sales.  Over the forecast period covered by this report, combined U.S. sales of sports medicine devices are expected to increase at a compound annual rate of 3.5%, reaching nearly $15.5 billion in the year 2018.