Emerging Medical Marketplace Overview Latin America: Brazilian Orthopedic Markets

The Brazilian orthopedic and spine implants market consists of joint replacement implants for the hip, knee, shoulder, and small joints, in addition to implants and devices for fracture fixation. This market had a total value of almost $100 million in the year 2000. Growth of the market is driven by a number of factors: aging of the population, unmet demand, implementation of new technologies, and continued incorporation of products into the Sistema Unica de Saúde (SUS) list of covered products. The future seems to hold great potential for new technologies, such as bone graft substitutes and the use of resorbable implants.