United States, Musculoskeletal Market Opportunities: Disease Incidence and Prevalence, and Surgical Procedure Volumes

This report presents the prevalence and number of hospital discharges in the UnitedStates (U.S.) as well as the surgical procedure volumes for selected musculoskeletaldiseases/disorders.  Among the disorders covered by this report are arthritis, carpaltunnel syndrome (CTS), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), and osteoporosis. Among the covered surgical procedures are anterior cruciate ligamentreconstruction, carpal tunnel release, fracture repair, joint arthroplasty, rotator cuffrepair, and spine surgery.